Cannonball Adderley Quartet Cannonball Takes Charge

Personnel: Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Wynton Kelly (piano), Paul Chambers, Percy Heath (acoustic bass), Jimmy Cobb, Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums).
Personnel: Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Wynton Kelly (piano); Paul Chambers, Percy Heath (bass); Jimmy Cobb, Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums).
Recorded at Reeves Sound Studio, New York, New York in April & May 1959. Originally released on Riverside (1148). Includes liner notes by Orrin Keepnews.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Adderley was on the verge of leaving Miles Davis's Sextet when he recorded the seven titles and two alternates that comprise this LP, the sixth in a seven-volume series of Riverside dates reissued by producer Orrin Keepnews. Accompanied by pianist Wynton Kelly and alternating bassists and drummers, Adderley is in fine form on these standards with the emphasis leaning a bit toward ballads and blues. Highlights include "Serenata," "Poor Butterfly" and two versions of "I Remember You." ~ Scott Yanow

• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Jazz