Recording three studio albums for the EmArcy label, Cannonball Adderley's Sharpshooters were a very potent jazz band in the late 1950s, one that could literally swing the daylight outs of any situation and stand tall with their peer group.
With pianist Junior Mance, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Jimmy Cobb, Cannonball and brother Nat Adderley were young and well-respected enough to lay claim to this quintet as a top five band along with any mainstream jazz groupings of the day.
With quintessential small group players in the rhythm section, the Adderleys really have the best band anyone could hope for in a soul-jazz context, but also for hard bop.
Tracks like Tadd Dameron's "Our Delight," the fast "Stay on It," and the standard "If I Love Again" are all superlative examples of rough-and-ready post-Charlie Parker music, especially the latter song where the horns delve into some fascinating interplay.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our DelightTadd Dameron | Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Cannonball Adderley Group | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | JubilationJunior Mance | Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Cannonball Adderley Group | Play | 05:29 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | What's NewJohnny Burke, Bob Haggart | Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Cannonball Adderley Group | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | If I Love AgainJack Murray, Ben Oakland | Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Cannonball Adderley Group | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 5 | I'll Remember AprilPatricia Johnston, Don Raye | Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Cannonball Adderley Group | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 6 | Fuller Bop ManWalter Fuller | Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Cannonball Adderley Group | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Fuller Bop ManWalter Fuller | Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Cannonball Adderley Group | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Stay on ItTadd Dameron, Dizzy Gillespie | Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Cannonball Adderley Group | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Fuller Bop Man [alternate take] | Cannonball Adderley | Play | 09:01 | 20 MB | 50 MB |
| 47 mins | 108 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 290 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannonball Adderley | Primary Artist, Sax (Alto) |
| 2 | Cannonball Adderley Quintet | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Nat Adderley | Trumpet |
| 4 | Johnny Burke | Composer |
| 5 | Cannonball Adderley Group | Primary Artist |
| 6 | Jimmy Cobb | Drums |
| 7 | Tadd Dameron | Composer |
| 8 | Walter Fuller | Composer |
| 9 | Dizzy Gillespie | Composer |
| 10 | Bob Haggart | Composer |
| 11 | Patricia Johnston | Composer |
| 12 | Sam Jones | Bass |
| 13 | Julian C. Mance Jr. | Piano |
| 14 | Junior Mance | Composer |
| 15 | Thelonious Monk | Composer |
| 16 | Jack Murray | Composer |
| 17 | Ben Oakland | Composer |
| 18 | Don Raye | Composer |
| 19 | Charles Edward Smith | Liner Notes |
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). |