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Released
  
1964

Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof (1964)
  
Domination (1965)

Release date
  
1964

Label
  
Capitol Records

Recorded
  
October 19 & 21 1964

Artist
  
Cannonball Adderley

Producer
  
David Axelrod

Genre
  
Jazz

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Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Capitol label featuring performances of material from the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Charles Lloyd, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow and Tim Sendra awarded the album 4 stars and states "Cannonball plays near his peak; this is certainly the finest album by this particular sextet".

Track listing

All compositions by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick except as indicated

  1. "Fiddler on the Roof" - 7:22
  2. "To Life" - 5:06
  3. "Sabbath Prayer" - 3:19
  4. "Chavalah" - 2:56
  5. "Sewing Machine" - 3:34
  6. "Now I Have Everything" - 4:10
  7. "Do You Love Me?" - 5:02
  8. "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" - 5:33
  9. "Sweet Georgia Bright" (Charles Lloyd) - 5:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Island Blues" (Lloyd) - 2:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "Little Boy With the Sad Eyes" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) - 2:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "Goodbye Charlie" (Dory Langdon, André Previn) - 2:55
  • Recorded in New York City, NY on September 8 (tracks 9-12) and October 19 & 21 (all other tracks), 1964

    • Personnel

  • Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley - cornet
  • Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, flute
  • Joe Zawinul - piano
  • Sam Jones - bass
  • Louis Hayes - drums

    • Songs

    1Fiddler on the Roof7:22
    2To Life5:07
    3Sabbath Prayer3:19

    References

    Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof Wikipedia
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