Cannonball's Sharpshooters

This release presents the original classic album "Cannonballs Sharpshooters" in its entirety, plus two extra tracks that complete the sessions and were not included on the LP.

As a bonus, this CD also contains all of the tunes from Machitos album "Kenya" which features Cannonball Adderley, along with Doc Cheatham, Joe Newman, and Eddie Bert.


Tracklist:

01. Our Delight
02. Whats New
03. Fuller Boop Man (Short Version)
04. Jubilation
05. Stay On It
06. If I Love Again
07. Straight, No Chaser
08. Fuller Bop Man (Long Version)
09. Ill Remember April
10. Congo Mulence
11. Oyeme
12. Cannonnology
13. Tururato
14. Minor Rama
15. Conversation
16. Frenzy

Total time: 72:40 min.


Tracks #1-7 originally issued on EmArcy (MG 36135).
Tracks #8-9 are bonus tracks not part of the original LP.
Tracks #10-16 from Machito's "Kenya - Afro-Cuban Jazz with Machito" (Roulette 52006).


Personnel on #1-9:
Cannonball Adderley (alto sax), Nat Adderley (cornet), Junior Mance (piano), Sam Jones (bass) and Jimmy Cobb (drums). Recorded at Bell Sound Studio, New York, on March 4 & 6, 1958.

Featured soloists on #10-16:
Doc Cheatham, Joe Livramento, Joe Newman (trumpets), Cannonball Adderley (alto sax), Ray Santos Jr. (tenor sax), Santo Russo and Eddie Bert (trombones). Recorded in New York, on December 19 & 24, 1957.


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Notes:

-Cannonball's Sharpshooters

"Excellent bebop comes from the great altoist Cannonball Adderley and his original quintet (which co-starred cornetist Nat Adderley and pianist Junior Mance). Strange that this group was on the verge of breaking up for their renditions of such standards as "Our Delight," "Straight No Chaser," "If I Love Again" and "I'll Remember April" are often quite exciting."

Scott Yanow -All Music Guide