The "and Strings" album is one of the biggest clichés of '50s jazz.
The idea of taking a prominent jazz soloist and placing him in an orchestral context usually doesn't work as jazz and often doesn't cut it as mood music, either.
Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings suffers a bit in terms of song selection -- "Surrey With a Fringe on Top" and "Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Around a Pug-Nosed Dream)" are a little on the corny side -- but Adderley himself plays beautifully, showing off his typically excellent soloing throughout, and Bill Russo's orchestral arrangements are less invasive than similar arrangements for other "and Strings" albums, more Gil Evans than Mantovani.
The opening "I Cover the Waterfront" is a stellar kickoff, a smoky ballad perfect for Adderley's soulful style, but barring a few minor missteps, all of Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings is well worth hearing.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Cover the WaterfrontJohnny Green, Edward Heyman | Cannonball Adderley | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| 2 | A Foggy DayGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Cannonball Adderley | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 11 MB |
| 3 | Two Sleepy PeopleHoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser | Cannonball Adderley | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 4 | I'll Never Stop Loving YouNicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn | Cannonball Adderley | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 11 MB |
| 5 | I've Never Been in Love BeforeFrank Loesser | Cannonball Adderley | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| 6 | Lonely Dreams | Cannonball Adderley | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| 7 | Falling in Love With LoveLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Cannonball Adderley | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| 8 | Street of DreamsSam M. Lewis, Victor Young | Cannonball Adderley | Play | 02:16 | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| 9 | Polka Dots and MoonbeamsJohnny Burke, James Van Heusen | Cannonball Adderley | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 12 MB |
| 10 | You Are Too BeautifulLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Cannonball Adderley | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| 11 | Surrey with the Fringe on Top | Cannonball Adderley | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| 12 | The Masquerade Is Over | Cannonball Adderley | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 32 mins | 75 MB | |||||
| 32 mins | 138 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannonball Adderley | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Nicholas Brodszky | Composer |
| 3 | Johnny Burke | Composer |
| 4 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 5 | Hoagy Carmichael | Composer |
| 6 | George Gershwin | Composer |
| 7 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 8 | Johnny Green | Composer |
| 9 | Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| 10 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 11 | James Van Heusen | Composer |
| 12 | Edward Heyman | Composer |
| 13 | Sam M. Lewis | Composer |
| 14 | Frank Loesser | Composer |
| 15 | Herbert Magidson | Composer |
| 16 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 17 | Allie Wrubel | Composer |
| 18 | Victor Young | Composer |
Cannonball Adderley
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |