Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Cleanhead & Cannonball [Recorded 1961-1962] (2002)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 327 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 120 MB | Covers - 7 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Milestone Records (MCD-9324-2)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 327 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 120 MB | Covers - 7 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Milestone Records (MCD-9324-2)
A plethora of "lost" recording dates have popped up since the dawn of the compact disc, especially in the jazz world. Unfortunately, most of them haven't been worth the wait and, indeed, as underwhelming as some of them have been, it might - at least aesthetically speaking - have been better had they not been unearthed. Happily, this isn't one of these occasions. The two sessions here were recorded in 1961 and 1962 in Chicago and New York, and feature Cannonball Adderley's quintet that included pianist Joe Zawinul, bassist Sam Jones, drummer Louis Hayes, and brother Nat on cornet. Cleanhead sings his ass off and plays some alto with Cannonball. These dates reveal an anomaly in jazz at the time: The recordings are the place on the map where jazz and R&B meet head on, bringing the full force of their respective traditions and neither giving an inch…