The recording of Cannonball Takes Charge was sandwiched in between two events that would help earn Cannonball Adderley a permanent place in jazz lore. Just the day before the album’s first session, he ...

Radio broadcasts from The Half Note in New York during the last week of 1967 and the first week of 1968 make up the set of distinctive material on Radio Nights. The live audience reaction puts the ...

Trumpeter, composer and bandleader Nat Adderley redefined the idea of "brotherly love" in a musical context. He devoted most of his creative energies to the band fronted by his saxophone-playing ...

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 ...

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 ...

I recently pulled out my lp copy of Nippon Soul, the first live concert by American jazzmen in Tokyo, recorded there July 14 & 15th, 1963 in Sankei Hall. This is second post I’m doing on the ...

I recently bought a good vinyl cleaner and have been enjoying pulling out vintage vinyl, cleaning when necessary, and spinning it on the turntable. I also recently upgraded my phono cartridge and am ...

For all that his sound reflected church music, black soul and blues roots in almost every turn of phrase, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, the short-lived Florida-born alto saxophonist, was an inspiring ...

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 ...

The name of Adderley is one of the most famous in postwar jazz. But Nathaniel "Nat" Adderley, the cornettist and composer who has died aged 68, spent much of his life in the shadow of it, because he ...

SEATTLE (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 keep jazz ...