Cannonball was a very popular performer, he was able to combine excellent jazz playing with a funky contemporary sound. He frequently added his enthusiastic comments much like in this track. He played with his brother Nat who played coronet.
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Cannonball was a very popular performer, he was able to combine excellent jazz playing with a funky contemporary sound. He frequently added his enthu… read more
Cannonball was a very popular performer, he was able to combine excellent jazz playing with a funky contemporary sound. He frequently added his enthusiastic comments much like in this tr… read more
Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was a jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is remembered for his 1966 single "Mercy Mercy Mercy", a crossover hit on the pop charts, and for his work with trumpeter Miles Davis, including on the epochal album Kind of Blue (1959). He was the brother of jazz cornetist Nat Adderley, a longtime member of his band. The name 'Canonball' is supposed to have originated from his being nicknamed 'cannibal' in his youth, on account of his prodig… read more
Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was a jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is remembered for his 196… read more
Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was a jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is remembered for his 1966 single "Mercy Mercy Mercy", a cros… read more