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Cannonball Adderley
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Cannonball Adderley · Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley was a music teacher in Florida when in 1955 he sat in at a club in New York and stood out at once. His alto saxophone sounded like Charlie Parker's, but warmer and with more blues and gospel. From 1957 to 1959 he played in Miles Davis's sextet, including on Kind of Blue. After that he led a quintet that played soul jazz, together with his brother, the cornettist Nat Adderley. With This Here (1959) and Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (1966), written by his pianist Joe Zawinul, he had hits. During concerts Adderley addressed the audience and explained the music. He died of a stroke in 1975.
Listening
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy · Cannonball Adderley, 1966
Autumn Leaves · Cannonball Adderley, 1958
This Here · Cannonball Adderley, 1959
Discography
Studio albums
- 1955Bohemia After Dark
- 1955Julian Cannonball Adderley
- 1955Julian Cannonball Adderley
- 1955Presenting Cannonball Adderley
- 1956In the Land of Hi-Fi
- 1957Sophisticated Swing
- 1958Cannonball’s Sharpshooters
- 1958Gil Evans Orchestra
- 1958Jump for Joy
- 1958Somethin’ Else
- 1958Things Are Getting Better
- 1959Alabama Concerto
- 1959Blue Spring
- 1959Cannonball Takes Charge
- 1960Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners
- 1961A Child’s Introduction to Jazz
- 1961Cannonball Enroute
- 1961Know What I Mean?
- 1962Cannonball’s Bossa Nova
- 1962Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley
- 1962With The All-Star Big Band
- 1964Cannonball Adderley’s Fiddler on the Roof: Selections From the Hit Broadway Show
- 1965Domination
- 1972Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars
- 1972Soul Of The Bible
- 1974Love, Sex, and the Zodiac
- 1975Big Man: The Legend of John Henry
- 1975Lovers
- 1975Phenix
- 1977Coast to Coast
- 1982The Sextet
- 1991Alabama Concerto
- 1991Sophisticated Swing
- 2003SALLE PLEYEL Nov. 25th, 1960 - OLYMPIA Apr. 15th, 1961
- 2004Cannonball Plays Zawinul
- 2008Jazz
- 2008The David Axelrod Years
- 2009Jazz Six Pack
- 2011Alabama / Africa
- 2013Cannonball Adderley, Vol. 2: Seven Classic Albums
- 2013The Happy People
- 2014Sophisticated Swing
- 2020Somethin’ Else: The Stereo & Mono Versions (Plus Bonus Tracks)
- 2022On Savoy: Cannonball Adderley
- 2024Late Night Cannonball Adderley
- ?Milestones of a Legend
Other work
- 1959Kind of Blue · with Miles Davis
- 1959The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco
- 1966Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club'
In School of Rock
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- Jazz MapNL Map
- Mixtape 5: Jazz FestivalNL Reader
- After Hours: Session 2NL Reader
- After Hours: Session 3NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- Soul jazz Genre
The alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley had a success in 1959 with This Here by his pianist Bobby Timmons, and the Ramsey Lewis trio reached the charts in 1965 with The 'In' Crowd.