Time: 35:28
Size: 81.2 MB
Styles: Soul jazz, Modern big band
Year: 1961/1993
Art: Front
[3:02] 1. Something Different
[4:03] 2. West Coast Blues
[2:59] 3. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
[2:13] 4. The Uptown
[3:39] 5. Stockholm Sweetnin'
[2:10] 6. African Waltz
[4:51] 7. Blue Brass Groove
[3:48] 8. Kelly Blue
[1:58] 9. Letter From Home
[3:40] 10. I'll Close My Eyes
[3:01] 11. This Here
Alto Saxophone – Cannonball Adderley; Alto Saxophone, Flute – George Dorsey; Baritone Saxophone – Arthur Clarke; Bass – Sam Jones; Congas – Ray Barretto; Drums – Charlie Persip, Louis Hayes; Piano – Wynton Kelly; Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Jerome Richardson, Oliver Nelson; Trombone – Bob Brookmeyer, Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Paul Faulise; Trumpet – Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Nat Adderley, Nick Travis; Tuba – Don Butterfield. Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City; February 28, May 9 and 15, 1961.
The music on African Waltz is better than it should be. Cannonball Adderley had a fluke hit with "African Waltz," so a full album was recorded with the hopes of coming up with additional hits. These 11 selections (which include "African Waltz") feature altoist Adderley backed by an 18-piece big band with arrangements provided by Ernie Wilkins and Bob Brookmeyer. The tunes clock in between two and five minutes and leave little room for much improvising by anyone other than Cannonball, his brother Nat on cornet, and pianist Wynton Kelly. There is some strong material on the set (including "West Coast Blues," "Stockholm Sweetnin'" and a remake of "This Here"), but the results are not too substantial and this was not that big a seller but it is still a reasonably enjoyable effort. ~Scott Yanow
The music on African Waltz is better than it should be. Cannonball Adderley had a fluke hit with "African Waltz," so a full album was recorded with the hopes of coming up with additional hits. These 11 selections (which include "African Waltz") feature altoist Adderley backed by an 18-piece big band with arrangements provided by Ernie Wilkins and Bob Brookmeyer. The tunes clock in between two and five minutes and leave little room for much improvising by anyone other than Cannonball, his brother Nat on cornet, and pianist Wynton Kelly. There is some strong material on the set (including "West Coast Blues," "Stockholm Sweetnin'" and a remake of "This Here"), but the results are not too substantial and this was not that big a seller but it is still a reasonably enjoyable effort. ~Scott Yanow
African Waltz
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ReplyDeleteThanks very much for posting the Cannonball!