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Released
  
1959

Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago (1959)
  
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Producer
  
Jack Tracy

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
34:01

Release date
  
1959

Label
  
Mercury Records

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Recorded
  
February 3, 1959 Universal Recorders Studio B, Chicago

Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago (1959)
  
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Artist
  
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet

Similar
  
Cannonball Adderley albums, Jazz albums

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Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago (later released as Cannonball & Coltrane in 1964, on Limelight) is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, his final release on the Mercury label, featuring performances by Adderley with John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb.

Contents

With Bill Evans substituting for Wynton Kelly on most tracks, these musicians would record the classic album Kind of Blue (1959), with regular employer Miles Davis, shortly after this session.

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Reception and context

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and states "Altoist Cannonball Adderley and tenor saxophonist John Coltrane really push each other on these six selections... Coltrane's very serious sound is a striking contrast to the jubilant Adderley alto... With pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb playing up to their usual level, this gem is highly recommended". The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars asserting: "The session with Coltrane is really the Miles Davis band without Miles and it's a bit of good fun, both hornmen flexing their muscles on the blues and a ballad feature apiece".

Track listing

  1. "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) - 4:40
  2. "Stars Fell on Alabama" (Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins) - 6:15
  3. "Wabash" (Adderley) - 5:46
  4. "Grand Central" (Coltrane) - 4:33
  5. "You're a Weaver of Dreams" (Jack Elliott, Victor Young) - 5:34
  6. "The Sleeper" (Coltrane) - 7:13

Personnel

  • Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone (except on #5)
  • John Coltrane - tenor saxophone (except on #2)
  • Wynton Kelly - piano
  • Paul Chambers - bass
  • Jimmy Cobb - drums
  • Songs

    1Limehouse BluesJohn Coltrane4:40
    2Stars Fell on Alabama6:14
    3WabashJohn Coltrane5:45

    References

    Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago Wikipedia