Adderley’s debut for his new label, the alto saxophonist’s relaxed, blues-inflected style is on full display. The session famously features a young, uncredited Joe Zawinul on electric piano.
- The album was recorded on August 28, 1959, at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey.
- Cannonball Adderley plays alto saxophone, with his brother Nat Adderley on cornet, Sammy Watkins on drums, and Joe Jones on bass.
- The album reached number 16 on the jazz album charts.
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley was an alto saxophonist from Florida who became a leading voice in soul-jazz and hard bop. In 1959, he was at a pivotal moment in his career, having recently joined Miles Davis's sextet and contributed to *Kind of Blue*.
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