In the Land of Hi-Fi

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In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley is an album by the alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, released in 1956 by EmArcy (MG 36077). It was recorded on 8 and 18 June 1956 at Capitol Studios in New York. The lineup is a nonet: Adderley, his brother Nat (cornet), Ernie Royal (trumpet), Bobby Byrne and Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Jerome Richardson (tenor saxophone and flute), Danny Bank (baritone saxophone), Junior Mance (piano), Keter Betts (bass) and Specs Wright (drums). Ernie Wilkins conducted and arranged.

It is hard bop in arrangements for six horns. Wilkins wrote the opening track "Dog My Cats". There are also standards, such as "Little Girl Blue" by Rodgers and Hart, and original material from within the group: "Blues for Bohemia" by the Adderley brothers and "Junior's Tune" by Mance. No track lasts much longer than four minutes. The album followed Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings (1955). AllMusic gave it 2.5 stars, the Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1985) three.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Dog My Cats2:30Apple Music ↗
2. 2I'm Glad There Is You2:35Apple Music ↗
3. 3Blues For Bohemia4:02Apple Music ↗
4. 4Junior's Tune3:30Apple Music ↗
5. 5Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea3:30Apple Music ↗
6. 6Casa De Marcel2:50Apple Music ↗
7. 7Little Girl Blue2:42Apple Music ↗
8. 8T's Tune3:19Apple Music ↗
9. 9Broadway At Basin Street3:51Apple Music ↗
10. 10Just Norman2:37Apple Music ↗
11. 11I Don't Care2:40Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

Sources

1. Wikipedia (en): In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley
2. Wikipedia (en): Cannonball Adderley discography