Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else (SACD, ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS)
Cannonball Adderley, alto sax [click here to see more vinyl featuring Cannonball Adderley]
Miles Davis, trumpet [click here to see more vinyl featuring Miles Davis]
Art Blakey, drums [click here to see more vinyl featuring Art Blakey]
Hank Jones, piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Hank Jones]
Sam Jones, bass
Written by Joseph Kosma (1), Johnny Mercer (1), Jacques Prévert (1), Cole Porter (2), Miles Davis (3), Nat Adderley (4), Arthur Schwartz (5), Howard Dietz (5)
Hybrid SACD
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded March 9, 1958 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Recorded and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion
Mastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at Cohearent Audio
Originally released in 1958
Reissued in January 2022
Tracks:
- Autumn Leaves
- Love For Sale
- Somethin’ Else
- One For Daddy-O
- Dancing In The Dark
-
Alison's Uncle (Bonus Track)
Reviews:
“Cannonball Adderley gave up his own band in 1957 when he had the opportunity to become a sideman in Miles Davis' epic ensemble with John Coltrane, eventually resulting in some of the greatest jazz recordings of all time (including Milestones and Kind of Blue). Davis returned the favor in March of 1958, appearing as a sideman on Adderley's all-star quintet date for Blue Note, and the resulting session is indeed Somethin' Else. Both horn players are at their peak of lyrical invention, crafting gorgeous, flowing blues lines on the title tune and "One for Daddy-O," as the rhythm team (Hank Jones, Sam Jones, Art Blakey) creates a taut, focused groove (pianist Hank Jones' sly, intuitive orchestrations are studies of harmonic understatement). Adderley's lush, romantic improvisation on "Dancing in the Dark" is worthy of Charlie Parker or Johnny Hodges, while the band refurbishes "Autumn Leaves" and "Love for Sale" into cliché-free swingers. And "Alison's Uncle" puts a boppish coda on Somethin' Else, one of the most gloriously laid-back blowing sessions of the hard bop era.” AllMusic Review by Rovi Staff
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.81 / 5 ; ALLMusic : 5 / 5