Cannonball Adderley

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Cannonball Adderley was a mere 46 when he died, of a brain hemorrhage, in 1975. An alto saxophonist of robust intellect and irrefutable soul, he left a…

“We’re going to play this beautiful tune by Leonard Bernstein,” says alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley at one point on Swingin' in Seattle: Live at the…

No one needs to be reminded that 1959 was an exceptionally good year for jazz. Among other things, it gave us some of the most celebrated jazz albums ever…

Louis Hayes has logged his share of session hours for Blue Note Records, as the impeccably swinging drummer for label stalwarts like Grant Green, Curtis…