Search - Cannonball Adderley :: Cannonball in Europe

Much awaited re-release. Includes the finest version of "Wor

P.J. Le Faucheur | Canada (ex- U.K. resident) | 07/24/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This one was once part of the Landmark Series which also included "Them Dirty Blues" and the absolutely essential album called "Cannonball Takes Charge" and remained deleted for years. I'm so glad to see it re-released.

The session features probably what is regarded as Adderleys best ever version of "Work Song" (he did do quite a few of them)

THIS version just burns with intensity from the get go as Cannonball launches into the solo before the chorus has time to settle down and give way to it. On all other versions of "Work Song" Adderley takes some time to work up enough steam during the solo.

He flies as high as a kite on this tune. Yusuf Lateef plays soprano on "Trouble In Mind" and flute on "Gemini" and handles his part so efficiently that this almost is a Yusuf Lateef CD.

This proves to be one of the greatest sessions in that golden era of early 1960s jazz.

Cannonball Adderley truly was a soulful, dynamic saxophonist.

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Blow of the roof withe the Adderley Bros

H D. MEIJ | Jipsinghuizen, Holland | 07/14/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"At last the CD version of one of the best concerts of Mr. Cannonball Adderley.

Great version of Work Song , P. Book and Gemini.

The crowd gone out of his mind withe this Belgian Tour.

Musicians are all in great form. Listen to a great Joe Zawinui and Nat Adderley."

Among the finest Cannonball I've heard

G B | Connecticut | 09/29/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There are so many Cannonball quintet/sextet albums out there that each one must have at least a few advocates giving it #1 status. While I'm not quite sure I would call this specific album Cannonball's best, it has a pretty strong case. Overall, I like it better than the more popular Mercy Mercy Mercy or Quintet in San Francisco.



While Cannonball's earlier albums were great fun, there was always the sense that his music didn't quite have the depth of that recorded by his former associated, Miles and Coltrane. The addition of Yusef Lateef to the group changed that. Not only was Lateef a superb soloist and composer, but under his influence Cannonball's playing began to grow into new areas. Furthermore, Joe Zawinul's appearance at the piano gave the band a stability for the first time in 2 years; at this point, though, Joe was just another great bebop pianist, not the musical visionary he would become.



This set kicks off with Lateef's modal "P. Bouk". In this intense performance, both Cannonball and Yusef's solos show the influence of jazz's early 60s avant-garde. Superb. Jimmy Heath's "Gemini" also evokes Coltrane at times.



"Work Song" was a staple of Cannonball concerts during this period - there are many different versions, and it's tough to pick a favorite, though most of them easily exceed the somewhat tepid studio debut on Them Dirty Blues. This is a really good version, though.



"Trouble in Mind" - the idea of a really down-home, gospel-infused blues featuring an oboe solo sounds crazy, but it really works.



Out of the 3 albums I've heard by this sextet - Jazz Workshop Revisited and Nippon Soul are the other two - this one is definitely the best. It may not be funky enough for fans of Cannonball's "populist" side, but it is nevertheless first-class no-holds-barred live jazz."