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Cannonball Adderley
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American jazz saxophonist (1928–1975)
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Julian Edwin Adderley, known as Cannonball Adderley, was an American bandleader, conductor, saxophonist, and composer. Born in Tampa on September 15, 1928, he was the brother of Nat Adderley. He attended Florida A&M University and was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha. His musical career spanned from 1955 until his death in 1975.
Adderley performed jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and bebop, playing the saxophone and alto saxophone. He recorded for Blue Note, Capitol Records, EmArcy Records, and Fantasy. He received the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and was nominated for the same honor. He died in Gary on August 8, 1975, from a cerebral hemorrhage due to natural causes.
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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
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Julian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tampa
- Place of death
- Gary
- Sibling
- Nat Adderley
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- bebop
- Instrument
- alto saxophone
- Record label
- Fantasy
- Official website
- www.cannonball-adderley.com
- Image
- Cannonball Adderley press photo 1966.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1928-09-15
- date of death
- 1975-08-08
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Cannonball Adderley
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- social media followers
- 24500
- birth name
- Julian Edwin Adderley
- end of work period
- 1975-00-00
- name in native language
- Cannonball Adderley
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cannonball Adderley” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.