Cannonball Adderley - Discoveries

Title: Discoveries Artist: Cannonball Adderley Release Date: 11/21/1994 Re-Released On: 1/20/2010 Label: Savoy Jazz Duration: 35:27 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits, Instrumental UPCs: 081757025126, 083074119519, 083074119540, 0081757025126 Genre: Jazz Styles: Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz Moods: Confident, Earthy, Amiable/Good-Natured, Elegant, Freewheeling, Passionate, Playful, Rollicking, Boisterous, Carefree, Energetic, Exuberant, Organic, Soothing, Sophisticated, Joyous, Party/Celebratory, Refined/Mannered, Rousing, Fiery Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. With Apologies To Oscar [Take 1]
2. Bohemia After Dark [Take 1]
3. Chasm [Take 3]
4. Late Entry [Take 4]
5. A A Little Taste [Take 1]
6. Caribbean Cutie [Take 1]
7. Spontaneous Combustion [Take 4]
8. With Apologies To Oscar [Take 2]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2010 CD Savoy Jazz 0251

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The lineup on this mid-'50s Cannonball Adderley date is like some kind of hard bop dream team: the alto sax legend is teamed up with brother Nat on cornet, Donald Byrd on trumpet, Jerome Richardson on tenor sax and a rhythm section consisting of drummer Kenny Clarke and bassist Paul Chambers; Horace Silver handles most of the piano chores, while Hank Jones sits in on two tracks. Adderley plays beautifully throughout; note especially the rhythmic tension he sets up as he plays straight eighths over the melody on "With Apologies to Oscar." Horace Silver is at the top of his form as well, and seems to be having fun throwing around veiled Monk references. The trumpet/cornet solo on "Bohemia After Dark," however, sounds tired and hesitant. Unfortunately, the sound quality of this disc varies (sometimes within a single track) more than it should for a recording of this vintage, and the disc's 35-minute length is another annoyance. But the weight of great performances by Adderley, Silver and the infallible Clarke/Chambers axis, combined with the disc's attractive price, make it a solid value. Highly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Cannonball Adderley Sax (Alto) Dick Heckstall-Smith Art Direction Dick Smith Art Direction Donald Byrd Trumpet Hank Jones Piano Horace Silver Piano Jerome Richardson Sax (Tenor), Flute Joe Brescio ? Kenny Clarke Drums Malcolm Addey Editing, Assembly Nat Adderley Author, Cornet Ozzie Cadena Producer Paul Chambers Bass Phil Schaap Liner Notes, Producer, Reissue Producer Rudy Van Gelder Engineer