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Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s.
Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Nat Adderley (cornet); Joe Zawinul (acoustic & electric pianos); Victor Gaskin (bass); Roy McCurdy (drums). ...more.
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Cannonball Adderley was one of the most prominent and popular American jazz musicians of the 1950s and ’60s whose exuberant music was firmly in the bop school but which also employed the melodic sense of traditional jazz. A multi-instrumentalist, Adderley is best-known for his work on alto.
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Jul 26, 2019 · Cannonball Adderley was a mere 46 when he died, of a brain hemorrhage, in 1975. An alto saxophonist of robust intellect and irrefutable soul, he left a monumental legacy during his two decades in...
Learn how the museum collected the alto sax that Cannonball used to play on Kind of Blue and other albums. Discover the stories behind the instrument and its owner, Bill Green, a friend and colleague of Cannonball.
Sep 15, 2023 · Learn how Cannonball Adderley became a pioneer and innovator of hard bop, soul jazz, and fusion, and how he collaborated with Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and others. Discover his diverse and influential albums and songs, from Somethin' Else to Mercy, Mercy, Mercy.
Sep 15, 2023 · Learn how the saxophonist and his band transformed a gospel-infused tune by Joe Zawinul into a 60s pop sensation. Find out the story behind the album's recording, the Wurlitzer piano, and the chart success.
