Artist: Cannonball Adderley

Cannonball Adderley
Aliases
"Cannonball" Adderley
Cannonball Adderley Orchestra
Cannonball Adderley Sextet
Cannonball Adderley and Strings
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Featuring Nat Adderley
Real name
Julian Edwin Adderley
Born
September 15, 1928
Died
August 8, 1975
Country
United States
Comments
Hard bop, soul jazz and mainstream jazz alto saxophonist.
Family
Nat Adderley Jr.   Nephew
Nathaniel Adderley   Brother
Related
Joe Zawinul   Member of The Cannonball Adderley Quintet

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Bohemia After Dark Kenny Clarke, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Paul Chambers 1955 (20 artists)
2 Games "Cannonball" Adderley December 1966 Joe Jones [1]
3 Get Up off Your Knees The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1970 David Axelrod
4 Grand Central The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1959 (5 artists)
5 Inside Straight The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1973 (4 artists)
6 The Jive Samba Cannonball Adderley Sextet 1963 (3 artists)
7 Make Your Own Temple Cannonball Adderley 1973 Sampled by Biz Markie
8 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy "Cannonball" Adderley December 1966 (72 artists)
9 Snakin' the Grass The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1973 Sampled by Tha Alkaholiks
10 Soul Virgo Cannonball Adderley 1970 Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest
11 The Steam Drill Cannonball Adderley 1972 Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest
12 Untitled Cannonball Adderley 1972 Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest ft. Tammy Lucas
13 Walk Tall Cannonball Adderley 1969 Eric Marienthal
Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 A Foggy Day Cannonball Adderley and Strings 1956 Fred Astaire
2 A Sleepin' Bee Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley 1962 Diahann Carroll, Dolores Harper, Ada Moore and Enid Mosier
3 African Waltz Cannonball Adderley Orchestra 1961 Galt MacDermot and His Trio
4 Au Privave Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners, featuring Ray Brown, Wes Montgomery 1961 Charlie Parker & His Orchestra
5 Autumn Leaves Cannonball Adderley 1958 Yves Montand
6 Bill Bailey Cannonball Adderley With Ernie Andrews 1965 Arthur Collins
7 Bohemia After Dark The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Featuring Nat Adderley 1960 Kenny Clarke, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Paul Chambers
8 Dancing in the Dark Cannonball Adderley 1958 John Barker
9 Dat Dere The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Featuring Nat Adderley 1960 Bobby Timmons
10 Easy Living The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Featuring Nat Adderley 1960 Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
11 Falling in Love With Love Cannonball Adderley and Strings 1956 Muriel Angelus
12 Flamingo Cannonball Adderley 1955 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
13 Happy Talk Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley 1962 Juanita Hall
14 I Can't Get Started Cannonball Adderley 1962 Bob Hope
15 I Cover the Waterfront Cannonball Adderley and Strings 1956 Abe Lyman's California Ambassador Hotel Orchestra
16 I'll Never Stop Loving You Cannonball Adderley and Strings 1956 Doris Day
17 I've Never Been in Love Before Cannonball Adderley and Strings 1956 Robert Alda & Isabel Bigley
18 Jump for Joy Cannonball Adderley 1958 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
19 Limehouse Blues The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1959 Gertrude Lawrence and Jack Buchanan
20 Love for Sale Cannonball Adderley 1958 Kathryn Crawford, June Shafer, Ida Pearson and Stella Friend
21 Nancy (With the Laughing Face) Cannonball Adderley With Bill Evans 1962 Frank Sinatra
22 Polka Dots and Moonbeams Cannonball Adderley and Strings 1956 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
23 Rose Room Cannonball Adderley 1955 Prince's Band
24 Sack o' Woe Cannonball Adderley 1960 Nat Adderley
Sampled by Organized Konfusion
25 Save Your Love for Me Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley 1962 Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra
26 Since I Fell for You Cannonball Adderley With Ernie Andrews 1965 Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra
27 Star Eyes The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1961 Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly With Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
28 Stars Fell on Alabama The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1959 Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians
29 Street of Dreams Cannonball Adderley and Strings 1956 Bing Crosby
30 Sweet Georgia Brown Cannonball Adderley 1965 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
31 The Masquerade Is Over Cannonball Adderley and Strings 1956 Larry Clinton and His Orchestra
32 The Masquerade Is Over Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley 1962 Larry Clinton and His Orchestra
33 The Song Is You Cannonball Adderley 1955 Tullio Carminati
34 The Surrey With the Fringe on Top Cannonball Adderley and Strings 1956 Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts and Betty Garde
35 Two Sleepy People Cannonball Adderley and Strings 1956 Swing & Sway with Sammy Kaye
36 Unit 7 Cannonball Adderley 1962 Sam Jones [1]
37 Waltz for Debbie Cannonball Adderley With Bill Evans 1962 Bill Evans
38 We'll Be Together Again Kenny Clarke, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson, Paul Chambers 1955 Frankie Laine and Carl Fischer's Orchestra
39 Well You Needn't The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1961 The Thelonious Monk Trio
40 Why Am I Treated So Bad The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1967 The Staple Singers
41 Willow Weep For Me Kenny Clarke, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Paul Chambers 1955 Ted FioRito & His Orchestra
42 Work Song The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Featuring Nat Adderley 1960 Nat Adderley
43 You Are Too Beautiful Cannonball Adderley and Strings 1956 Al Jolson
44 You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To Cannonball Adderley 1955 Don Ameche & Janet Blair

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Get Up off Your Knees Cannonball Adderley David Axelrod
2 Inside Straight Cannonball Adderley, Nathaniel Adderley (4 artists)
3 Make Your Own Temple Cannonball Adderley
4 Sack o' Woe Cannonball Adderley (8 artists)
5 Sermonette Cannonball Adderley (4 artists)
6 The Steam Drill Cannonball Adderley, Nathaniel Adderley, Diane Lampert

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Black Messiah Cannonball Adderley 1972 Capitol Records
2 Bohemia After Dark Kenny Clarke, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson, Paul Chambers 1955 Savoy
3 Cannonball Adderley - Live! Cannonball Adderley 1965 Capitol Records
4 Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners, Featuring Ray Brown, Wes Montgomery Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners, featuring Ray Brown, Wes Montgomery 1961 Riverside
5 Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1959 Mercury
6 The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco Featuring Nat Adderley The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Featuring Nat Adderley 1960 Riverside
7 The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Plus The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1961 Riverside
8 Cannonball Adderley and Strings Cannonball Adderley and Strings 1956 EmArcy
9 Country Preacher The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1969 Capitol Records
10 Inside Straight The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1973 Fantasy
11 Jazz Workshop Revisited Cannonball Adderley Sextet 1963 Riverside
12 Julian Cannonball Adderley Cannonball Adderley 1955 Savoy
13 Julian Cannonball Adderley Cannonball Adderley 1955 EmArcy
14 Jump for Joy Cannonball Adderley 1958 EmArcy
15 Know What I Mean? Cannonball Adderley With Bill Evans 1962 Riverside
16 Live Session! Cannonball Adderley With the New Exciting Voice of Ernie Andrews Cannonball Adderley With Ernie Andrews 1965 Capitol Records
17 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at "The Club" The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1967 Capitol Records
18 Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley 1962 Capitol Records
19 The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1970 Capitol Records
20 Somethin' Else Cannonball Adderley 1958 Blue Note
21 Soul of the Bible Cannonball Adderley 1973 Capitol Records
22 Them Dirty Blues The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Featuring Nat Adderley 1960 Riverside
23 Why Am I Treated So Bad! The Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1967 Capitol Records

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 African Waltz Cannonball Adderley Orchestra 1961 Riverside
2 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy "Cannonball" Adderley December 1966 Capitol Records
3 Sack o' Woe Part 1 Cannonball Adderley 1960 Riverside

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 A Tribute to Cannonball Don Byas/Bud Powell 1979 Columbia
2 We Remember Cannon The Nat Adderley Quintet 1991 In & Out
3 We Remember Cannonball Manhattan Projects January 21, 1997 Alfa Jazz
4 Paint It Blue Nils Landgren Funk Unit 1997 The ACT Company
5 Walk Tall Eric Marienthal September 1998 Verve
6 Dreamin' of Cannonball Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Legacy Band 2002 TCB

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