The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra
Studio album by Cannonball Adderley
Released	August 1970 [1]
Recorded	June, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:17
Label	Capitol
Producer	David Axelrod
Cannonball Adderley chronology
Country Preacher (1969) The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra (1970) Love, Sex, and the Zodiac (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra (also known as Experience in E and Experience, Tensity, Dialogue) is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded in Los Angeles, California in 1970 featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet featuring Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with an unidentified orchestra conducted by William S. Fischer or Lalo Schifrin. ^[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars. ^[4]

Chart performance

The album peaked at No. 194 on the Billboard Top LPs during a two-week stay on the chart. ^[5]

Track listing

1. "Experience in E" (Joe Zawinul, William Fischer) – 20:00
2. "Tensity" (David Axelrod) – 12:38
3. "Dialogues for Jazz Quintet and Orchestra" (Lalo Schifrin) – 12:39

Personnel

Cannonball Adderley Quintet

• Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
• Nat Adderley - cornet
• Joe Zawinul - piano, electric piano
• Walter Booker - bass
• Roy McCurdy - drums

Plus

• William S. Fischer - conductor (tracks 1 & 2)
• Lalo Schifrin - conductor (track 3)
• Unidentified orchestra

Charts

Chart (1970)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs [5]	194

References

1. "Billboard". August 22, 1970.
2. Allmusic Review
3. Cannonball Adderley discography accessed 30 October 2009
4. Allmusic Review accessed 30 October 2009
5. Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 8. Retrieved July 10, 2025.