Released 1975 Artist Cannonball Adderley Label Fantasy Records | Lovers
(1975) Big Man
(1975) Release date 1975 Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded June 24 & 25 and October 31, 1975 Producer Nat Adderley & Orrin Keepnews Similar Cannonball Adderley albums, Jazz albums | ||
Cannonball adderley lovers
Lovers is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California in 1975, featuring the last recorded performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Alvin Batiste, George Duke, Alphonso Johnson, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira with a posthumous track featuring Flora Purim, Nat Adderley, Jr. and Ron Carter.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 1½ stars and states: "This particular LP was already more than half completed with Adderley taking his last solos on three of the selections... but unfortunately none of the music is all that memorable.... After Cannonball's death 'Lovers' (which had been planned for the album) was recorded as a memorial.... The intentions were honorable but the music is pretty forgettable."
Track listing
- "Nascente" (Hermeto Pascoal) - 6:03
- "New Orleans Strut" (Jack DeJohnette) - 4:33
- "Children of Time" (George Duke) - 3:39
- "Ayjala" (Alvin Batiste) - 7:03
- "Salty Dogs" (Batiste) - 7:28
- "Lovers" (Nat Adderley Jr.) - 11:39
Personnel
Songs
1Nascente6:03
2New Orleans Strut4:33
3Children of Time3:39