Jump for Joy

by Cannonball Adderley

Jump for Joy cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 1959
  • Label: EmArcy
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:18
  • Community rating: 2.9/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Collaborating with arranger Bill Russo, the extroverted alto saxophonist tackles a set of compositions originally penned by Duke Ellington for an ambitious musical revue. The complex, slightly cinematic orchestral frameworks provide a unique contrast to the soloist's typically blues-heavy, small-group aesthetic. The album remains a fascinating, slightly atypical entry highlighting his capacity for sophisticated structural interpretation.

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Tracklist

  1. Two Left Feet (3:15)
  2. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) (3:18)
  3. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (2:38)
  4. Nothin' (4:35)
  5. Jump For Joy (3:23)
  6. Bli-Blip (3:50)
  7. Chocolate Shake (2:42)
  8. If Life Were All Peaches And Cream (5:17)
  9. Brown-Skin Gal In The Calico Gown (2:51)
  10. Tune Of The Hickory Stick (3:24)

Credits

  • Cannonball Adderley - primary artist, saxophone [alton]
  • Bill Russo - arranged by
  • Milt Hinton - bass
  • George Ricci - cello
  • Jimmy Cobb - drums
  • Barry Galbraith - guitar
  • Bill Evans - piano
  • Emmett Berry - trumpet

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