Presenting Cannonball

by Cannonball Adderley

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1955
  • Label: Savoy, London
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.46/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Acting as his official debut as a bandleader, the phenomenally talented alto saxophonist bursts onto the scene with a highly energized, fiercely swinging session. Supported by a robust rhythm section featuring Hank Jones and Kenny Clarke, his massive, Charlie Parker-influenced tone navigates the rapid-fire bop structures with deep blues feeling and startling confidence. The historically vital recording heralded the arrival of a major, foundational voice within the hard bop idiom.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, Improvisation, Instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Spontaneous Combustion
  2. Still Talkin' to Ya
  3. A Little Taste
  4. Flamingo
  5. Caribbean Cutie

Credits

  • Cannonball Adderley - primary artist, alto saxophone, written-by
  • Paul Chambers - bass
  • Nat Adderley - cornet, written-by, written by
  • Kenny Clarke - drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
  • B - lacquer cut by
  • Ozzie Cadena - liner notes, misc
  • Hank Jones - piano
  • Edmund Anderson - written-by
  • Theodor Grouya - written-by

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