The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Why Am I Treated So Bad! (2006)

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Why Am I Treated So Bad! (2006)
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Genre ~ Hard-Bop, Soul | Label ~ Capitol Records

Why Am I Treated So Bad! is a live album by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, recorded at the Capitol studios in Los Angeles in 1967. The song "I'm on My Way", was written by his nephew Nat Adderley, Jr., who at the time was an 11-year-old living in Teaneck, New Jersey. ~Wikipedia

By any stretch of the imagination, it would have been hard for Cannonball Adderley to follow up the stunning Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! with anything quite as strong or inspired. This set follows the exact same m.o. Producer David Axelrod invited a group of friends into the Capitol studios, supplied them with free booze, warmed them up, and brought out the band (the same lineup: bassist Victor Gaskin, drummer Ron McCurdy, pianist Joe Zawinul, cornetist Nat Adderley, and Cannonball on alto) to tear into a group of covers and originals. The better moments here include the Latin-tinged "I'm on My Way" (written by Nat and featuring a beautifully lyrical solo by him) and a cool little read of the Pops Staples tune the album is titled for (featuring a killer little Rhodes piano part by Zawinul with a mournful dual head by Cannonball and Nat). The other hard groover is Nat's "The Other Side," which takes the outside track in Cannonball's solo. Zawinul's tunes are starkly more original in contrast -- particularly "One for Newk" -- but sound less inspired somehow. The CD version issued by Capitol in 2006 contains two bonus tracks with workmanlike versions of Jimmy Heath's fine "Heads Up! Feet Down!" and an overly long take on the Blane-Martin standard "The Girl Next Door." The album doesn't quite live up to its predecessor, but it is a burner and Adderley fans are likely to want to own it. ~Allmusic

Tracklist:
01. Introduction (0:13)
02. Mini Mama (6:42)
03. I'm On My Way (7:49)
04. Why Am I Treated So Bad (7:47)
05. One for Newk (5:16)
06. Yvette (2:22)
07. The Other Side (9:04)
08. The Scene (2:40)
09. Heads Up! Feet Down! (7:00)
10. The Girl Next Door (12:08)

Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
Nat Adderley - cornet
Joe Zawinul - piano & electric piano
Victor Gaskin - bass
Roy McCurdy - drums

Produced by David Axelrod
Recording Engineer: Joe Polito
Recorded live on March 6 (#1-4), March 23 (#5-8), and July 24 (#9 & 10); 1967
Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Reissue produced by Michael Cuscuna
Remixed from the original three-track tapes using 24-Bit technology by Ron McMaster
Tracks #1-8 originally issued as Capitol ST-2617
Tracks #9 & 10, previously unissued

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Cannonball Adderley - With Strings & Jump for Joy (1995)

Cannonball Adderley - With Strings & Jump for Joy (1995)
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Genre ~ Hard-Bop, Soul | Label ~ EmArcy/Verve

This CD reissues two complete LPs from near the beginning of altoist Cannonball Adderley's career. The first session is quite unusual for Adderley (who was completely unknown just a few months earlier) was given a very early opportunity to record with strings. He sounds fine on 11 standards and Terry Gibbs' "Lonely Dreams" but mostly sticks near the melody while Richard Hayman's Orchestra sounds rather anonymous. The 1958 sessions finds him performing ten songs from the early-'40s Duke Ellington show "Jump for Joy" (including "Just Squeeze Me," "I Got It Bad," and "Jump for Joy") while accompanied by a string quartet, a rhythm section, and trumpeter Emmett Berry; Bill Russo provided the generally stimulating arrangements. The formerly rare music on this CD is enjoyable but not as essential as Adderley's slightly later Riverside albums. ~Allmusic

Tracklist:
01. I Cover the Waterfront (2:29)
02. A Foggy Day (2:44)
03. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (2:34)
04. Two Sleepy People (3:04)
05. I'll Never Stop Loving You (2:44)
06. (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade is Over (3:14)
07. I've Never Been in Love Before (2:22)
08. Lonely Dreams (2:32)
09. Falling in Love with Love (2:35)
10. Street of Dreams (2:16)
11. Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Around a Pug-nosed Dream) (3:07)
12. You are Too Beautiful (2:59)
13. Two Left Feet (3:15)
14. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) (3:19)
15. I Got it Bad (And That Ain't Good) (2:39)
16. Nothin' (4:36)
17. Jump for Joy (3:23)
18. Bli-Blip (3:51)
19. Chocolate Shake (2:43)
20. If Life Were All Peaches and Cream (5:17)
21. Brown-skin Gal (In the Calico Gown) (2:52)
22. The Tune of the Hickory Stick (3:24)

Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone on all tracks, accompanied by:

Tracks #1-12
Richard Hayman's Orchestra, personnel unknown
Richard Hayman - arranger & conductor

Tracks #13-22
Emmett Berry - trumpet
Leo Kruczek, Gene Orloff - violins
Dave Schwartz - viola
George Ricci - cello
Bill Evans - piano
Barry Galbraith - guitar
Milt Hinton - bass
Jimm Cobb - drums
Bill Russo - arranger & conductor

Tracks #1-12 recorded October 27 and 28, 1955; at Fine Sound, New York City
Tracks #15-17, 20, and 21 recorded August 20, 1958 in New York City
Tracks #13, 14, 18, 19 and 22 recorded August 21, 1958 in New York City
Original LP issue for tracks #1-12: "Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings" {EmArcy-MG36063}
Original LP issue for tracks #13-22: "Jump for Joy" {EmArcy-MG36146}
Original recordings for #1-12, produced by Bob Shad; cover photograph by Herman Leonard
Original recordings for #13-22, produced by Jack Tracy; cover photograph by Don Bronstein

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Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans - Know What I Mean? (1998)

Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans - Know What I Mean? (1998)
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Genre ~ Hard-Bop, Soul | Label ~ Riverside/JVC(xrcd)

What's better than a Bill Evans Trio album? How about a Bill Evans trio album on which the bassist is Percy Heath, the drummer is Connie Kay, and the leader is not Evans but alto sax god Cannonball Adderley, making the group actually a quartet? It's a different sort of ensemble, to be sure, and the musical results are marvelous. Adderley's playing on "Waltz for Debby" is both muscular and sensitive, as it is on the other Evans composition here, a modal ballad called "Know What I Mean?" Other treats include the sprightly "Toy" and two takes of the Gershwin classic "Who Cares?" The focus here is, of course, on Adderley's excellent post-bop stylings, but it's also interesting to hear Evans playing with a rhythm section as staid and conservative as Kay and Heath (both charter members of the Modern Jazz Quartet). It's hard to imagine any fan of mainstream jazz not finding much to love on this very fine recording. ~Allmusic

Tracklist:
01. Waltz for Debby (5:16)
02. Goodbye (6:18)
03. Who Cares? (take 5) (5:59)
04. Venice (2:56)
05. Toy (5:10)
06. Elsa (5:53)
07. Nancy (with the Laughing Face) (4:09)
08. Know What I Mean? (re-take 7) (4:55)
09. Who Cares? (take 4) (6:05)
10. Know What I Mean? (take 12) (7:02)

Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley - alto sax
Bill Evans - piano
Percy Heath - bass
Connie Kay - drums

Produced by Orrin Keepnews
Recorded at Bell Sound Studios, New York City; January 27, February 21, March 13; 1961
Recording Engineer: Bill Stoddard
xrcd2 mastering by Alan Yoshida, under supervision of Akira Taguchi (A&M Mastering Studios, Hollywood)
Cover Photo: Mike Cuesta
Sculpture - Bertha Schaefer Gallery
Cover design by Ken Deardoff

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The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - 74 Miles Away/Walk Tall (1967) [Remastered 2011]

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - 74 Miles Away/Walk Tall (1967) [Remastered 2011]
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Genre ~ Hard Bop, Soul Jazz | Label ~ EMI Music Japan

With the hit "Mercy Mercy Mercy" still reverberating on the sales charts, Capitol simply had the Quintet crank out one live club date after another at this point, hoping for another smash. They never really got one, but Cannonball and Nat Adderley, in league with pianist Joe Zawinul, bassist Victor Gaskin and drummer Roy McCurdy, left a strong legacy like this vigorous live Hollywood gig. One of Nat's best gospel-styled hip-shakers, "Do Do Do," opens the record, and Joe Zawinul comes up with another bluesy, catchy self-help tune in the vein of "Mercy" called "Walk Tall," prefaced by another of Cannonball's wryly inspirational talks. Indeed Cannonball was such an ingratiating speaker that he could even deliver a gracious ode to a critic, in this case Leonard Feather prior to his eloquent performance of Feather's "I Remember Bird." Yet the Adderleys and Zawinul could also take off and offer exploratory, nearly avant-garde solos on Zawinul's Middle-Eastern-flavored montuna in 7/4 time, "74 Miles Away" (which presages some of Joe's experiments with Weather Report). This was a rare thing, a group that could grab the public's attention and gently lead them into more difficult idioms without pandering or condescension. ~ AllMusic

Tracklist

01. Do Do Do [06:22]
02. I Remember Bird [06:56]
03. Walk Tall [02:34]
04. 74 Miles Away [13:51]
05. Oh Babe [05:24]

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Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane - Cannonball and Coltrane (1959) [Remastered 1988]

Cannonball Adderley & John Coltrane - Cannonball & Coltrane (1959) [Remastered 1988]

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Genre ~ Hard Bop, Saxophone Jazz | Label ~ EmArcy Records

This LP (whose contents have been reissued many times) features the Miles Davis Sextet of 1959 without the leader. Altoist Cannonball Adderley and tenor saxophonist John Coltrane really push each other on these six selections, with this version of "Limehouse Blues" really burning. Coltrane's very serious sound is a striking contrast to the jubilant Adderley alto; the latter is showcased on "Stars Fell on Alabama." With pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb playing up to their usual level, this gem is highly recommended. ~ AllMusic

Tracklist

1 Limehouse Blues (4:40)
2 Stars Fell On Alabama (6:14)
3 Wabash (5:47)
4 Grand Central (4:30)
5 Weaver Of Dreams (5:33)
6 The Sleeper (7:17)

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