Cannonball Adderley • Cannonball In Japan

 

Review
by Rovi Staff
Japanese live albums are almost always a delight. Respectful audiences and high-fidelity recording equipment usually combine to make terrific-sounding records of strong, intense performances. Julian "Cannonball" Adderley's fantastic live document In Japan is no exception.

Recorded in August of 1966 in Tokyo, In Japan features the alto saxophonist at the peak of his career. Backed by his best band -- cornet player Nat Adderley, electric pianist Joe Zawinul, bassist Victor Gaskin, and drummer Roy McCurdy -- Adderley runs through a fairly standard set but does so in anything but a workmanlike way. The extended take on "Mercy Mercy Mercy" is perhaps even more fiery than the one that would soon become a Top 20 pop hit. "Work Song" and a swinging "Jive Samba" open and close the show in style, but less familiar tunes like "The Sticks" and "Money in the Pocket" are nearly as memorable.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/cannonball-in-japan-mw0000654819

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Reseña
por Rovi Staff
Los álbumes japoneses en directo son casi siempre una delicia. Un público respetuoso y un equipo de grabación de alta fidelidad suelen combinarse para crear discos con un sonido estupendo y actuaciones fuertes e intensas. El fantástico documento en directo In Japan de Julian "Cannonball" Adderley no es una excepción.

Grabado en agosto de 1966 en Tokio, In Japan presenta al saxofonista alto en la cima de su carrera. Respaldado por su mejor banda (el cornetista Nat Adderley, el pianista eléctrico Joe Zawinul, el bajista Victor Gaskin y el batería Roy McCurdy), Adderley interpreta un repertorio bastante estándar, pero lo hace de un modo que no tiene nada de rutinario. La versión extendida de "Mercy Mercy Mercy" es quizás incluso más ardiente que la que pronto se convertiría en un éxito pop en el Top 20. "Work Song" y "Jive Samba" abren y cierran el espectáculo con estilo, pero temas menos conocidos como "The Sticks" y "Money in the Pocket" son casi igual de memorables.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/cannonball-in-japan-mw0000654819

Tracks:
1 - Work Song
2 - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
3 - This Here
4 - Money In The Pocket
5 - The Sticks
6 - Jive Samba

Label:    Capitol Records – CP-8096
Released:    1966
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/4065052-Cannon-ball-Adderley-Quintet-Cannon-ball-In-Japan

 

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