Released March 1964 | Length 46:42 Release date 1963 | |
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Recorded July 9, 1963 (#7)Koseinenkin Kaikan, TokyoJuly 14, 1963 (#2-3)July 15, 1963 (#1, 4-6)Sankei Hall, Tokyo Similar Cannonball Adderley albums, Jazz albums | ||
Nippon soul
Nippon Soul is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Sankei Hall in Tokyo during his 1963 Japanese tour and released on the Riverside label (RLP 477) featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes. The CD release added a bonus track recorded the previous week and originally released on The Japanese Concerts (1975).
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Stewart Mason awarded the album 4 stars and states "a solid live set that showcases one of Cannonball Adderley's finest groups... Often overlooked, this is one of Adderley's finest albums". The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars stating "Zawinul is still no more than a good bandsman, and Lateef's touches of exotica - such as the oboe solo on "Brother John" or his furry Roland Kirk-like flute improvisations - are an awkward match for the sunnier disposition of the customary material".
Track listing
- "Nippon Soul (Nihon No Soul)" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) - 9:34
- "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) - 3:49
- "The Weaver" (Yusef Lateef) - 10:50
- "Tengo Tango" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Nat Adderley) - 2:40
- "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) - 7:03
- "Brother John" (Lateef) - 13:03
- 'Work Song" (Nat Adderley) - 9:06 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
Songs
1Nippon Soul9:35
2Easy To Love3:50
3The Weaver10:51