Somethin' Else

Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: March 9, 1958
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005H4F
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  DVD Audio  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #84,431 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
This wondrously relaxed blowing session was recorded in 1958 when Julian "Cannonball" Adderley was a member of Miles Davis's group--the one that recorded Kind of Blue--and the date is as much the trumpeter's as it is the altoist's. Davis's voice is much in evidence, from the subdued fire of the ballads to the crackling flames of the title tune, while Adderley's creamy alto invokes earlier swing and blues masters as well as Charlie Parker. The ballads and long, medium-tempo blues are complemented superbly by the thoughtful voicings of pianist Hank Jones and the great rhythm section of bassist Sam Jones and Art Blakey, who distinguished every session they participated in together. While Davis's Columbia recordings of the period were often ambitious and groundbreaking music, this Blue Note date is a more casual masterpiece. --Stuart Broomer

Product Description
Japanese limited edition RVG remastered reissue of 1958 album, pressed onto 180 gram vinyl. Blue Note. 2004. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A little more info about reissues of this CD, February 25, 2006

By	Tony Sabbarese "Tony Sabbarese Jazz Fanatic" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews

There are a few reissues of this absolutely great Cannonball Adderley recording. The first five cuts on all the reissues are the same 5 cuts that make up the original vinyl LP. A few of the reissued CD's have an additional sixth cut. The sixth cut was discovered by Blue Note and initially released in Japan in 1982 and given the name "Allison's Uncle" because Nat Adderley's daughter was born on the day it was recorded. Further research revealed that the mystery tune is a Hank Jones composition that the pianist recorded as "Rangoon" with the Gigi Gryce/Donald Byrd Jazz Lab quintet for a Jubilee label in August 1957. Therefore, please be advised that "Allison's Uncle" and "Rangoon" and the same exact cut, just with a different name for the same song. I got this info from the Rudy Van Gelder Edition footnotes by Bob Blumenthal. Tidbits like this are very important to me and thought it might be valuable to others as well.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Fifties" Jazz perfectly realized..., September 25, 2002

By	William E. Adams (Hobbs, NM USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is a lovely, accessible, balanced collection which shows off Miles and Cannonball at their peaks (1958) and is a great companion to the more widely known "Kind of Blue". The ten minutes of "Autumn Leaves" is achingly beautiful, especially via earphones, but all six selections are just fine, including the "Alison's Uncle" number left off the original vinyl release for lack of playing time. One thing to remember about buying jazz through Amazon or other on-line sources is that a one-minute "sample" of a six or ten-minute improvisation can be quite misleading. I was not impressed by the "samples" I heard from this disc, but I found a good price and went ahead and bought it anyway. The totality is so much different, and better, than the sampled portions! The two horn giants here are wonderfully supported by Hank Jones at the keyboard, Sam Jones on bass, and the great Art Blakey on the drums. This is music you'll find it quite hard to get tired of.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars what can i say?, May 5, 2000

By	Christopher Jones (Tacoma, WA United States) - See all my reviews

Miles practically steals the show on this underrated masterpiece. Well, perhaps underrated is the wrong term--more at 'underappreciated'. This is an impeccable recording, just shy (in my humble opinion) of the lofty standard set by "Kind of Blue." As one reviewer noted, he's heard nothing but positive feedback when he's played this for the casual, unassuming listener. To sum it up in a sentence, if somebody requested me to "play some good jazz" and I didn't have "Kind of Blue" with me, I'd play this. Heck, even if I did have "Kind of Blue," it'd be a toss-up. Everybody's playing is just so assured, and the arrangements are beautiful, particularly the muted, pensive take on "Autumn Leaves." Blakey swings and shuffles like mad, Miles is at his broodingest best, Hank Jones plays like a genius, light as a feather yet majestically assured; and Cannonball is at his bluesy best. Buy this record...it's tight!