Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Quintet - Portrait Of Cannonball (1958 / OJC Edition)
Label: Original Jazz Classics (OJCCD-361-2) | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log, scans) / MP3 320 | 00:57:49 | 267 MB / 138 MB | 9 tracks
Genre: Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop
Label: Original Jazz Classics (OJCCD-361-2) | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log, scans) / MP3 320 | 00:57:49 | 267 MB / 138 MB | 9 tracks
Genre: Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop
Portrait Of Cannonball is a spectacularly explosive, historically monumental, and masterfully synchronized hard bop studio masterpiece led by the legendary American alto saxophone vanguard titan Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, reissued on compact disc by Fantasy’s premier independent historical preservation imprint Original Jazz Classics. Spanning nearly 58 minutes of breathtakingly swinging, blues-drenched instrumental interactions across 9 definitive tracking alignments, this high-fidelity restoration serves as an absolute pinnacle monument in late-1950s acoustic jazz archaeology. Recorded in New York City on July 1, 1958, for Orrin Keepnews's iconic Riverside label, Adderley utilizes this unique quintet configuration to execute a fierce, forward-thinking sonic blueprint that seamlessly marries his deep, gospel-laced blues roots with the sharp, sophisticated harmonic frameworks of the emerging post-bop vanguard.
The overarching production strategy relies on Jack Higgins’s legendary, ultra-pristine monaural and early stereo tracking paradigms, masterfully stabilized and preserved to capture Adderley’s lightning-fast alto transients alongside the driving, explosive propulsion of the rhythm section with absolute crystalline fidelity. The tracklist rolls forward flawlessly, enhanced here by invaluable alternative studio masters that offer deep musicological insight into the session's historic creation. The album is anchored by the definitive, fiery interpretations of Gigi Gryce's "Minority" and Miles Davis's classic composition "Nardis"—notably marking the very first recorded debut of the piece in jazz history. The quintet breathes exquisite lyrical oxygen into pieces like "Straight Life," "Blue Funk," and a joyous deconstruction of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "People Will Say We're In Love." Backed by an absolute pantheon of modern jazz legends—including trumpet star Blue Mitchell, the foundational low-frequency grounding of bassist Sam Jones, the thunderous backbeat geometry of drum king Philly Joe Jones, and the brilliantly deep, poetic piano voicings of his future Miles Davis bandmate Bill Evans—Adderley functions at the absolute apex of his creative powers. Exceptionally preserved in pristine lossless audio quality with complete high-resolution retail scans, full sector verification logging, an alternative high-bitrate MP3 tier, and an intact cue configuration, this rare OJC archive stands as an absolute mandatory cornerstone and a prized collector's ultimate holy grail for global purists of saxophone history, hard bop evolution, and high-fidelity instrumental art.
Tracklist
01. Minority (07:05)
02. Minority (Take 2) (07:32)
03. Minority (Take 3) (06:11)
04. Straight Life (05:32)
05. Blue Funk (05:34)
06. A Little Taste (05:04)
07. People Will Say We're In Love (09:42)
08. Nardis (Take 5) (05:35)
09. Nardis (Take 4) (05:34)
Line-up & Quintet Personnel:
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley — alto saxophone, primary concepts & solo configurations
Blue Mitchell — trumpet, razor-sharp brass counterpoint
Bill Evans — acoustic piano, deep poetic harmonic matrices
Sam Jones — double bass, walking low-frequency foundations
Philly Joe Jones — drums, crisp polyrhythmic drive & snap geometry
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Julian Adderley Quintet / Portrait Of Cannonball
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