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 ...

Alto saxophonist Julian "Cannonball Adderley led one of the most popular groups in jazz in the early '60s. So popular, in fact, that for three-and-a-half years his usual band, a quintet, was expanded ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...