Cannonball Adderley

Cannonball Adderley boasts two beautifully filmed concerts from one of the most celebrated sextets in jazz history, captured at the top of their game. Cannonball Adderley (alto sax), Nat Adderley (cornet) and the masterful Yusef Lateef (tenor sax, flute, oboe), provide a massive three-horn frontline attack, while the stellar rhythm section featuring a pre-Weather Report Joe Zawinul (piano), Sam Jones (bass) and Louis Hayes (drums) fuel the songs with a deep infectious swing. Quincy Jones’ “Jessica’s Day” leaps from the gate with a huge “big band” sound that is extraordinary for only six musicians. This DVD is a reminder that Cannonball Adderley was one of the most outstanding and highly respected alto saxophonists in the history of jazz, a blues-based jazzman who could play anything in superb fashion.

LIVE IN SWITZERLAND - 1963

JULIAN "CANNONBALL" ADDERLEY, alto sax
NAT ADDERLEY, cornet
YUSEF LATEEF, tenor sax, flute, oboe
JOE ZAWINUL, piano
SAM JONES, bass
LOUIS HAYES, drums

SONGS:

01. Jessica’s Birthday
02. Angel Eyes
03. Jive Samba
04. Bohemia After Dark
05. Dizzy’s Business
06. Trouble In Mind
07. Work Song
08. Unit 7

LIVE IN GERMANY 1963

JULIAN "CANNONBALL" ADDERLEY, alto sax
NAT ADDERLEY, cornet
YUSEF LATEEF, tenor sax, flute, oboe
JOE ZAWINUL, piano
SAM JONES, bass
LOUIS HAYES, drums

SONGS:

01. Jessica’s Birthday
02. Brother John
03. Jive Samba

SPECIAL FEATURES:

- 20 pages booklet
- Liner notes by Don Sickler
- Rare photographs
- Memorabilia collage