This excellent live date from the Village Vanguard was the recording debut of the Adderley sextet, with Cannonball waxing eloquently and swingingly on alto, brother Nat charging ahead on cornet, and the versatile Yusef Lateef (who had joined the band only three weeks earlier) adding a bit of an edge on tenor, flute, and unusually for a jazz wind player, oboe on the odd, dirge-like "Syn-Anthesia." Also, this was the first recorded appearance of pianist Joe Zawinul -- a little over three years since his arrival in America -- in Cannonball's band.
This group would be Zawinul's springboard to prominence in the jazz world, and readily apparent is how his compulsively funky mastery of bop and the blues had fused tightly with the Sam Jones/Louis Hayes rhythm section.
Included is one of the earliest recordings of a Zawinul composition, "Scotch and Water," a happy, swinging blues.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction -- by Cannonball | Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley Sextet | Play | 01:53 | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| 2 | GeminiJimmy Heath | Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley Sextet | Play | 11:47 | 27 MB | 74 MB |
| 3 | Planet EarthYusef Lateef | Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley Sextet | Play | 08:00 | 18 MB | 52 MB |
| 4 | Dizzy's BusinessErnie Wilkins | Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley Sextet | Play | 07:01 | 16 MB | 47 MB |
| 5 | Scotch and WaterJoe Zawinul | Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley Sextet | Play | 05:55 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 6 | Cannon's ThemeSam Jones | Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley Sextet | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Syn-Athesia | Cannonball Adderley | Play | 07:04 | 16 MB | 29 MB |
| 45 mins | 103 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 270 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannonball Adderley | Performer, Primary Artist, Sax (Alto) |
| 2 | Cannonball Adderley Sextet | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 3 | Nat Adderley | Cornet, Guest Artist |
| 4 | Tamaki Beck | Mastering |
| 5 | Neal Ceppos | Mastering |
| 6 | Ken Deardoff | Cover Design |
| 7 | Phil DeLancie | Digital Remastering |
| 8 | Ray Fowler | Engineer |
| 9 | Louis Hayes | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 10 | Jimmy Heath | Composer |
| 11 | Sam Jones | Bass, Composer, Guest Artist |
| 12 | Orrin Keepnews | Liner Notes, Producer |
| 13 | Yusef Lateef | Composer, Flute, Guest Artist, Oboe, Sax (Tenor) |
| 14 | Steve Schapiro | Cover Photo |
| 15 | Ernie Wilkins | Composer |
| 16 | Joe Zawinul | Composer, Guest Artist, Piano |
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). |