An excellent collaboration of Nancy Wilson's voice with Cannonball Adderley's alto sax from the early '60s.
While this 1961 recording was the first time Wilson was with Adderley in the studio, it was not the first time they had worked together.
After singing with Rusty Bryant's band, Wilson had worked with Adderley in Columbus, Ohio.
(It was there that Adderley encouraged her to go to N.Y.C.
to do some recording, eventually leading to this session.) Not entirely a vocal album, five of the 12 cuts are instrumentals.
A highlight is the gentle cornet playing of Nat Adderley behind Wilson, especially on "Save Your Love for Me" and "The Old Country." Cannonball Adderley's swinging, boppish sax is heard to excellent effect throughout.
Joe Zawinul's work behind Wilson on "The Masquerade Is Over" demonstrates that he is a talented, sensitive accompanist.
On the instrumental side, "Teaneck" and "One Man's Dream" are especially good group blowing sessions.
On the other end of the spectrum, Adderley's alto offers a lovely slow tempo treatment of the Vernon Duke-Ira Gershwin masterpiece "I Can't Get Started." To keep the listeners on their musical toes, the first couple of bars of "Save Your Love for Me" are quotes from "So What" from the Miles Davis Sextet's seminal Kind of Blue session.
Given the play list and the outstanding artists performing it, why any serious jazz collection would be without this classic album is difficult to comprehend.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Save Your Love for MeBuddy Johnson | Cannonball Adderley, Nancy Wilson | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| 2 | Never Will I MarryFrank Loesser | Cannonball Adderley, Nancy Wilson | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 3 | The Old CountryNat Adderley, Nat Adderley, Jr., Curtis Lewis | Cannonball Adderley, Nancy Wilson | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 4 | Happy TalkOscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | Cannonball Adderley, Nancy Wilson | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 5 | The Masquerade Is OverHerbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel | Cannonball Adderley, Nancy Wilson | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| 6 | A Sleepin' BeeHarold Arlen, Truman Capote | Cannonball Adderley, Nancy Wilson | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| 7 | Little Unhappy BoyCurtis Lewis, Curtis Reginald Lewis | Cannonball Adderley, Nancy Wilson | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 8 | TeaneckNat Adderley, Nat Adderley, Jr. | Cannonball Adderley, Nancy Wilson | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | I Can't Get StartedVernon Duke, Ira Gershwin | Cannonball Adderley, Nancy Wilson | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | One Man's DreamJoe Zawinul | Cannonball Adderley, Nancy Wilson | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 11 | Never Say YesNat Adderley, Nat Adderley, Jr. | Cannonball Adderley, Nancy Wilson | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 12 | Unit 7Sam Jones | Cannonball Adderley, Nancy Wilson | Play | 06:05 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 44 mins | 101 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 234 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannonball Adderley | Performer, Primary Artist, Sax (Alto) |
| 2 | Nat Adderley | Composer, Cornet |
| 3 | Nat Adderley, Jr. | Composer |
| 4 | Harold Arlen | Composer |
| 5 | Franko Caligiuri | Design |
| 6 | Truman Capote | Composer |
| 7 | Michael Cuscuna | Reissue Producer |
| 8 | Vernon Duke | Composer |
| 9 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 10 | Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| 11 | Louis Hayes | Drums |
| 12 | Buddy Johnson | Composer |
| 13 | Sam Jones | Bass, Composer |
| 14 | Curtis Lewis | Composer |
| 15 | Curtis Reginald Lewis | Composer |
| 16 | Frank Loesser | Composer |
| 17 | Herbert Magidson | Composer |
| 18 | Tom Morgan | Producer |
| 19 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 20 | Larry Walsh | Remixing |
| 21 | Nancy Wilson | Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 22 | Andy Wiswell | Producer |
| 23 | Allie Wrubel | Composer |
| 24 | Joe Zawinul | Composer, 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). |