Cannonball Adderley - Ballads

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 54:39

Size: 125.1 MB

Styles: Bop, Soul jazz, Saxophone jazz

Year: 2002

Art: Front

[ 4:03] 1. Dancing In The Dark

[ 4:54] 2. I Can't Get Started

[ 5:33] 3. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry

[ 4:07] 4. Now I Have Everything

[ 4:19] 5. Easy Living

[ 6:12] 6. I Worship You

[ 2:23] 7. Yvette

[ 7:45] 8. O Amor Em Paz

[15:20] 9. The Song My Lady Sings

Ballads is a lovely collection of Cannonball Adderley's work on Blue Note from the late '50s to the mid-'60s. Since the nine selections have been taken from nine different albums, the personnel varies widely. The overall mood and approach, however, remain uniform. On "Now I Have Everything" flutist Charles Lloyd, pianist Joe Zawinul, and cornet player Nat Adderley join in for a short, impressionistic lullaby; on "Easy Living" pianist Barry Harris, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Louis Hayes lend their talents to a soulful take on a favorite standard. Adderley's alto paints in broad, expressionistic colors, wringing just a little more feeling from each note of "I Worship You" and "I Can't Get Started." The mood of pieces like "Dancing in the Dark" reminds one of a rainy night in a film noir classic, with the lights reflecting against the wet city streets at three a.m. The last cut, the 15-minute "The Song My Lady Sings," caps off 55 minutes of quiet, reflective jazz. This low-key exit quietly ebbs and flows as the band fills it with atmosphere to spare. For the unfamiliar, Ballads will serve as relaxed introduction into Adderley's stunning work; for all others, Ballads will serve as the perfect disc for late-night listening. ~Ronnie D. Lankford Jr

Ballads

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