Cannonball Adderley
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- Born
- 1928-09-15
- Died
- 1975-08-08
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Theoretical observations on jazz improvisation
- Cannonball Adderley - Omnibook for e-Flat Instruments
- Cannonball Adderley - Omnibook
- Jamey Aebersold Jazz -- Cannonball Adderley, Vol 13
- The Sextet
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Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was a jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is remembered for his 1966 single "Mercy Mercy Mercy", a crossover hit on the pop charts, and for his work with trumpeter Miles Davis, including on the epochal album Kind of Blue (1959). He was the brother of jazz cornetist Nat Adderley, a longtime member of his band. The name 'Canonball' is supposed to have originated from his being nickname
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Key facts
- Born
- Julian Edwin Adderley , ( 1928-09-15 ) September 15, 1928, Tampa, Florida , U.S.
- Died
- August 8, 1975 (1975-08-08) (aged 46), Gary, Indiana , U.S.
- Genres
- Jazz hard bop modal jazz soul jazz jazz fusion
- Occupations
- Musician composer
- Instrument
- Alto saxophone
- Works
- Cannonball Adderley discography
- Years active
- 1955–1975
- Labels
- Blue Note Fantasy Capitol Prestige Riverside
- Education
- Florida A&M University
- Relatives
- Nat Adderley (brother)
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Key dates
- Born
- 15 September 1928
- Died
- 8 August 1975
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edwin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tampa
- Place of death
- Gary
- Sibling
- Nat Adderley
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
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Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s.
Adderley is perhaps best remembered by the general public for the 1966 soul jazz single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", which was written for him by his keyboardist Joe Zawinul and became a major crossover hit on the pop and R&B charts. A cover version by the Buckinghams, who added lyrics, also reached No. 5 on the charts. Adderley worked with Miles Davis, first as a member of the Davis sextet, appearing on the seminal records Milestones (1958) and Kind of Blue (1959), and then on his own 1958 album Somethin' Else. He was the elder brother of jazz trumpeter Nat Adderley, who was a longtime member of his band.
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