Cannonball Adderley • Domination

 

Review
by Michael G. Nastos  
Following suit with several other great jazz soloists, Cannonball Adderley teamed with Oliver Nelson and a star-studded 18-piece big band plus percussionists for this program of big-band-coerced modern post-bop. Brother Nat Adderley joins Cannonball, in many instances playing tandem lines, while the alto saxophonist plays solos on many of these selections, all originals written by a variety of authors. If you remember Cannonball Adderley's first album in collaboration with Quincy Jones, you can easily correlate the similarities between the two recordings. The difference is that because of the larger choice of composers, the music has a larger palette, but not necessarily one that is focused. Bop is the central character, as heard during the title track in its truly collaborative sound and the exceptional track "Gon Gong," based in a two-note vehicle that supports the alto saxophonist and the horn section. Both Adderley brothers play together quite a bit on head melodies, with the exotic, self-explanatory "Introduction to a Samba" and the boppish "Interlude" as the best examples. Getting more into the Latin bit, "Shake a Lady" simmers slowly in a hip and sexy Afro-Cuban cha-cha, while "Cyclops," despite the unwieldy title, is a typical soul-jazz number that Nelson regularly doled out, with counterpointed brass and woodwinds battling it out. While not an essential or pivotal recording in Cannonball Adderley's career, Domination is one of his few big-band joint efforts, an intriguing studio-produced sidebar in his otherwise stellar discography.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/domination-mw0000210528

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Reseña
por Michael G. Nastos  
Siguiendo el ejemplo de otros grandes solistas de jazz, Cannonball Adderley se asoció con Oliver Nelson y una big band de 18 músicos más percusionistas para este programa de post-bop moderno forzado por big-band. El hermano Nat Adderley se une a Cannonball, en muchos casos tocando líneas en tándem, mientras que el saxofonista alto toca solos en muchas de estas selecciones, todas originales escritas por diversos autores. Si recuerda el primer álbum de Cannonball Adderley en colaboración con Quincy Jones, podrá correlacionar fácilmente las similitudes entre ambas grabaciones. La diferencia es que, debido a la mayor elección de compositores, la música tiene una paleta más amplia, pero no necesariamente centrada. El bop es el personaje central, como se escucha durante el tema que da título al disco en su sonido verdaderamente colaborativo y en el excepcional tema "Gon Gong", basado en un vehículo de dos notas que sostiene al saxofonista alto y a la sección de vientos. Los dos hermanos Adderley colaboran bastante en las melodías de cabeza, con la exótica y autoexplicativa "Introduction to a Samba" y el boppish "Interlude" como mejores ejemplos. Entrando más en la parte latina, "Shake a Lady" se sumerge lentamente en un moderno y sexy cha-cha-cha afrocubano, mientras que "Cyclops", a pesar de su difícil título, es un típico número de soul-jazz que Nelson interpreta regularmente, con metales y maderas contrapunteando. Aunque no se trata de una grabación esencial o fundamental en la carrera de Cannonball Adderley, Domination es uno de sus pocos trabajos conjuntos con big-band, una intrigante nota secundaria producida en estudio en su discografía, por lo demás estelar.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/domination-mw0000210528

Tracks:
1 - Domination - 3:35
2 - Cyclops - 4:37
3 - Introduction To A Samba - 5:06
4 - Shake A Lady - 2:58
5 - Interlude - 4:46
6 - Mystified (Aka Angel Face) - 3:42
7 - I Worship You - 6:14
8 - Gon Gong - 3:28
9 - Experience In E - 20:11


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Julian Cannonball Adderley*
    Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Marshal Royal* (tracks: 1 to 8), Phil Woods (tracks: 1 to 8)
    Arco Bass – Al McKibbon (tracks: 9), Bob West (tracks: 9), Max Bennett (tracks: 9), Morty Corb (tracks: 9), Ray Brown (tracks: 9)
    Arranged By, Conductor – Oliver Nelson (tracks: 1 to 8), William Fischer* (tracks: 9)
    Art Direction, Design – Patrick Roques
    Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute – Danny Bank (tracks: 1 to 8)
    Bass – Richard Davis (2) (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 8), Sam Jones (tracks: 3 to 6), Walter Booker (tracks: 9)
    Bass Trombone – Tony Studd (tracks: 1 to 8)
    Bassoon – Don Christlieb (tracks: 9)
    Cello – Armond Kaproff* (tracks: 9), Edgar Lustgarden* (tracks: 9), Jeffrey Solow (tracks: 9), Raphael Kramer (tracks: 9)
    Cornet – Nat Adderley
    Drums – Grady Tate (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 8), Louis Hayes (tracks: 3 to 6), Roy McCurdy (tracks: 9)
    Electric Piano – Joe Zawinul (tracks: 9)
    Engineer [Recording] – Bob Arnold
    Flute, Clarinet, Piccolo Flute – Bill Green* (tracks: 9)
    French Horn – Art Maebe (tracks: 9), David Duke (tracks: 9)
    Liner Notes – Julian (Cannonball) Adderley*, Michael Cuscuna
    Mastered By [24-bit] – Ron McMaster
    Oboe – Ernie Watts (tracks: 9), Jerry Kasper* (tracks: 9)
    Percussion – John Arnold* (tracks: 9)
    Percussion [Mallets] – Gary Coleman (tracks: 9)
    Piano – Joe Zawinul (tracks: 1 to 8)
    Producer – David Axelrod
    Reissue Producer – Bob Belden
    Remix – Joel Moss
    Saxophone – Gene Cipriano (tracks: 9), Jackie Kelso (tracks: 9)
    Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute – Bob Ashton* (tracks: 1 to 8)
    Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute – Budd Johnson (tracks: 1 to 8)
    Trombone – Dick Hyde (tracks: 9), J.J. Johnson (tracks: 1 to 8), Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: 1 to 8), Dick Leith* (tracks: 9), Willie Dennis (tracks: 1 to 8)
    Trumpet – Clark Terry (tracks: 1 to 8), Freddie Hill (tracks: 9), Jimmy Maxwell (tracks: 1 to 8), Jimmy Nottingham (tracks: 1 to 8), Nat Adderley, Paul Hubinon (tracks: 9), Snooky Young (tracks: 1 to 8)
    Tuba – Don Butterfield (tracks: 1 to 8)
    Viola – Allan Harshman (tracks: 9), Gary Nuttycombe* (tracks: 9), Joe Reilich* (tracks: 9), Milton Thomas (tracks: 9), Myron Sandler (tracks: 9), Sam Boghossian* (tracks: 9)
    Violin – Assa Drori (tracks: 9), Jerry Vinci* (tracks: 9), Henry Roth (tracks: 9), Israel Baker (tracks: 9), Jim Getzoff* (tracks: 9), Lou Raderman (tracks: 9), Marvin Limonick (tracks: 9), Paul Shure (tracks: 9), Ralph Shaeffer* (tracks: 9), Stanley Plummer (tracks: 9), Bill Henderson* (tracks: 9), Bill Hymanson* (tracks: 9)

Notes:
Tracks 1-8 recorded April 26, 1965 at Capitol Studios, New York, NY.
Track 9 recorded May 20, 1970 at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA.

Label:    Capitol Jazz – 5183555
Country:    US
Released:    2005
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Big Band, Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/6577092-Cannonball-Adderley-Domination

 

 

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