| Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley | ||||
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| Released | February 1962 | |||
| Recorded | June 27, 29 and August 23 – 24, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:34 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Tom “Tippy” Morgan, Andy Wiswell | |||
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Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley is a studio album by Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley issued in February 1962 by Capitol Records. The album rose to No. 30 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. [1]
Wilson considered her vocals on the album "as a sort of easy-going third horn" (Wilson quoted in the liner notes). All tracks were recorded in New York City, those with Wilson on June 27 and 29, 1961, and the instrumental tracks on August 23 and 24, 1961. [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [6] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz states: "The odd session out is the date with Nancy Wilson for Capitol, primarily designed as a showcase for the young singer but with five band-only tracks as well. Wilson had a self-conscious phrasing and melodramatic lighting-up of key lines - but there is a version of 'A Sleeping Bee' here which is one of the most charming of all her recordings, and Cannon and the others play personably throughout." [4] The AllMusic review by David Nathan concluded: "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." [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Save Your Love For Me" | Buddy Johnson | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Teaneck" | Nat Adderley | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Never Will I Marry" | Frank Loesser | 2:16 |
| 4. | "I Can't Get Started" | Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin | 4:55 |
| 5. | "The Old Country" | Nat Adderley; Curtis Lewis | 2:57 |
| 6. | "One Man's Dream" | Joe Zawinul; Charles Wright | 5:09 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Happy Talk" | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | 2:21 |
| 2. | "Never Say Yes" | Nat Adderley | 3:57 |
| 3. | "The Masquerade Is Over" | Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Unit 7" | Sam Jones | 6:04 |
| 5. | "A Sleepin' Bee" | Harold Arlen, Truman Capote | 2:32 |
| Total length: | 41:34 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Save Your Love for Me" | Buddy Johnson | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Never Will I Marry" | Frank Loesser | 2:16 |
| 3. | "The Old Country" | Nat Adderley; Curtis Lewis | 2:57 |
| 4. | "Happy Talk" | Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II | 2:21 |
| 5. | "The Masquerade Is Over" | Herb Magidson; Allie Wrubel | 4:15 |
| 6. | "A Sleepin' Bee" | Harold Arlen; Truman Capote | 2:32 |
| 7. | "Little Unhappy Boy" (Previously unissued CD bonus track) | Curtis Lewis | 2:14 |
| 8. | "Teaneck" | Nat Adderley | 4:30 |
| 9. | "I Can't Get Started" | Vernon Duke; Ira Gershwin | 4:55 |
| 10. | "One Man's Dream" | Joe Zawinul; Charles Wright | 5:09 |
| 11. | "Never Say Yes" | Nat Adderley | 3:57 |
| 12. | "Unit 7" | Sam Jones | 6:04 |
| Total length: | 43:48 | ||
Nancy Sue Wilson was an American singer whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s. She was especially notable for her single "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" and her version of the standard "Guess Who I Saw Today". Wilson recorded more than 70 albums and won three Grammy Awards for her work. During her performing career, Wilson was labeled a singer of blues, jazz, R&B, pop, and soul; a "consummate actress"; and "the complete entertainer". The title she preferred, however, was "song stylist". She received many nicknames including "Sweet Nancy", "The Baby", "Fancy Miss Nancy" and "The Girl With the Honey-Coated Voice".
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