, is a series of remastered recordings culled from previously unreleased performances by many of the major figures in American jazz from the archives of the German broadcaster Südwestrundfunk. After ...

Two words best encapsulate the music of alto saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley: "joy" and "soul." It's those two qualities that helped make it possible for Cannonball's music to bridge the post ...

Dizzy Gillespie was a jazz giant who loved to explore new areas of self-expression. In addition to being an exciting performer, his melodic and harmonic inventions are legendary. Gillespie had ...

It’s hard to describe just how much Nat and Cannonball Adderley contributed to the development of modern jazz — it may be fair to say that jazz wouldn’t be the same today without them. And they spent ...

Alto saxophonist Julian "Cannonball Adderley led one of the most popular groups in jazz in the early '60s. So popular, in fact, that for three-and-a-half years his usual band, a quintet, was expanded ...

An undated photo of Miles Davis (left), Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (middle), and John Coltrane (right). Florida A&M University is setting an atmosphere filled with soulful sounds of the blues with a ...

Alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, nicknamed "the New Bird" for his ability to play fast leads a la Charlie "Bird" Parker, swept on the jazz... Cannonball Adderley: 'Somethin' Else' [MUSIC] MURRAY ...

RIO RANCHO, N.M. -- A rare collection of previously unissued recordings by legendary jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley is becoming more accessible thanks to two small jazz labels seeking to keep ...

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A rare collection of previously unissued recordings by legendary jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley is becoming more accessible thanks to two small jazz labels seeking to ...

In Tallahassee, in the early 1940s, one might have heard Glenn Miller’s “In the Mood,” or Frank Sinatra crooning a love ballad on the radio. But, if you were in the right place you might have heard ...

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From the vault: Cannonball Adderley Quintet, live in Germany. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you ...