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Cannonball Adderley
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American jazz saxophonist (1928–1975)
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Cannonball Adderley (1928–1975) was an American bandleader, conductor, saxophonist, and composer. Born in Tampa, he began his professional work period in 1955. He played the saxophone and alto saxophone, performing in the jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and bebop genres. Adderley was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha and attended Florida A&M University. He was the sibling of Nat Adderley.
He recorded for Blue Note, Capitol Records, EmArcy Records, and Fantasy. Adderley received the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. His written works include "Theoretical observations on jazz improvisation" and "Cannonball Adderley - Omnibook for e-Flat Instruments." He died in Gary from a cerebral hemorrhage.
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Person · Open Library
- 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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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1928
- Active to
- 1975
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 724,628
- Total plays
- 6,910,832
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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
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022
· 2023 · cited 1,529x
- Association between the reproductive health of young women and cardiovascular disease in later life: umbrella review
· 2020 · cited 316x
- Oxidative Damage of Cardiomyocytes Is Limited by Extracellular Regulated Kinases 1/2-mediated Induction of Cyclooxygenase-2
· 1999 · cited 302x
- Lymphatic Vessel Network Structure and Physiology
· 2018 · cited 235x
- Prevalence, imaging patterns and risk factors of interstitial lung disease in connective tissue disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
· 2023 · cited 226x
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Quotes
- “A young tenor player was complaining to me that Coleman Hawkins made him nervous. Man, I told him Hawkins was supposed to make him nervous! Hawkins has been making other sax players nervous for forty years!”
- “I keep reverting (to Duke Ellington), he to me is the greatest ever and my favorite jazz philosopher, as such.”
- “There's no future without the past and anybody who doesn't really understand where jazz has come from has no right to try to direct where it's going.”
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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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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
Show 12 more facts
- date of birth
- 1928-09-15
- date of death
- 1975-08-08
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- 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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Encyclopedic overview
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.