Released 1964 Release date 1964 | Recorded October 19 & 21 1964 | |
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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
- "Fiddler on the Roof" - 7:22
- "To Life" - 5:06
- "Sabbath Prayer" - 3:19
- "Chavalah" - 2:56
- "Sewing Machine" - 3:34
- "Now I Have Everything" - 4:10
- "Do You Love Me?" - 5:02
- "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" - 5:33
- "Sweet Georgia Bright" (Charles Lloyd) - 5:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Island Blues" (Lloyd) - 2:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Little Boy With the Sad Eyes" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) - 2:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Goodbye Charlie" (Dory Langdon, André Previn) - 2:55
Personnel
Songs
1Fiddler on the Roof7:22
2To Life5:07
3Sabbath Prayer3:19
References
Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA