Search - Louis Hayes & Cannonball Legacy Band :: Maximum Firepower

Attention Cannonball Fans!

Duncan Clark | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 10/10/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"If you heard this on the radio, you could mistake this recording for a lost Cannonball Adderley session. Vincent Herring has clearly studied Cannonball, and he has the great intonation and tone of the Master. Louis Hayes was Cannonball's drummer for classic sessions, and he is still burning it up. Jeremy Pelt is an excellent stand-in for Nat Adderley. My only hesitation, and the reason for 4 rather than 5 stars, is that to my ears the pianists here are not as facile with the tunes as the other performers. If you long for a new Cannonball recording, you will be happy with this one."

Vincent Herring is channeling Cannonball

William E Donoghue | Healdsburg CA USA | 03/24/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My first exposure to Cannonball Adderley was my first jazz record and I have been hooked since then. I got to see his electric band with Joe Zawinul and enjoyed every minute. My favorite album was Live In San Francisco.

I got to meet Vincent Herring in New York on my last visit. He was playing with the Mingus Big Band. He is one of three alto saxophonists inspired by Cannonball and playing today; one is Mike Smith from Chicago, another is John Clayton of the Clayton Brothers and of course Vincent Herring. I am told that they sometimes play together and each has sat in the Cannonball chair in this Legacy Band. To my ear, Vincent is the one who has evolved through Cannonball and achieved his own voice. He is extraordinary and I recommend you see him in person whenever you can."