Presenting Cannonball Adderley

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Presenting Cannonball
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Studio album by
Released1955
RecordedJuly 14, 1955
Studio Van Gelder (Hackensack)
Genre Jazz
Length70:05CD release with additional tracks
Label Savoy
Producer Ozzie Cadena
Cannonball Adderley chronology
Presenting Cannonball
(1955)
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
(1955)
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Presenting Cannonball is the 1955 debut album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, released on the Savoy label, featuring a quintet with Nat Adderley, Hank Jones, Paul Chambers, and Kenny Clarke. [1] A 1994 Japanese CD release also included alternate takes of tracks from Adderley's recording debut previously released as Kenny Clarke's Bohemia After Dark (1955).

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Reception

Professional ratings
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The Billboard review in 1955 stated: "This is strong, vibrant, swinging jazz of the moderate-modern school." [4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz states: "Everything was already in place at the time of his 1955 debut with brother Nat playing the eternal second fiddle". [3] The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Already at this early stage, Adderley was a powerful player with a soulful sound that was almost distinctive." [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley except where noted.

  1. "Spontaneous Combustion" - 10:06
  2. "Still Talkin' to Ya" - 8:58
  3. "A Little Taste" - 5:06
  4. "Caribbean Cutie" - 7:06
  5. "Flamingo" (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) - 7:06
  6. "With Apologies to Oscar" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Nat Adderley) - 5:42 Bonus track on CD
  7. "Late Entry" (Adderley, Adderley) - 3:16 Bonus track on CD
  8. "Bohemia After Dark" (Oscar Pettiford) - 6:03 Bonus track on CD
  9. "With Apologies to Oscar" [alternate take] (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Nat Adderley) - 5:42 Bonus track on CD
  10. "A Little Taste" [alternate take] - 5:15 Bonus track on CD
  11. "Bohemia After Dark" [alternate take] (Pettiford) - 5:45 Bonus track on CD
  • Recorded on June 28 (tracks 6-9 & 11), and July 14 (tracks 1-5 & 10), 1955

Personnel

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References

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  2. Yanow, Scott (2011). "Presenting Cannonball - Cannonball Adderley | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (1994). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (2nd ed.). London: Penguin. p. 10. ISBN   0-14-017949-6.
  4. "Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums". Billboard . Vol. 67, no. 48. November 26, 1955. p. 22.
  5. Yanow, S. AllMusic review, accessed October 13, 2009.