Tuesday, 27 January 2004
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Written by
Ben Shyman
If hard-driving, soul and blues-inspired bop is your thing, then The
Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco at The Live Jazz Workshop
is for you. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco is a
Hybrid-Stereo Super Audio CD which will play on all CD and SACD
players. Originally released on Riverside Records in 1959, this SACD
release is a great addition to the Fantasy Jazz catalog of jazz and
R&B recordings.
Known as “the new Bird,” Julian “Cannonball” Adderley made his debut
shortly after Charlie Parker’s death in the late 1950s. Cannonball
achieved popularity when he replaced Sonny Rollins in the Miles Davis
Quintet in 1957. He played in the Davis sextet for several years,
including alongside John Coltrane including on the legendary Kind of
Blue. In September 1959, Cannonball and his brother Nat formed The
Cannonball Adderley Quintet. The band features Cannonball Adderley
(alto sax), Nat Adderley (cornet), Bobby Timmons (piano), Sam Jones
(bass) ...