Cannonball Adderley
USA
Born: 15 September 1928
Died: 08 August 1975
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz/Groove, Bop
One of the great alto saxophonists, Cannonball Adderley had an exuberant and happy sound that communicated immediately to listeners. His intelligent presentation of his music (often explaining what he and his musicians were going to play) helped make him one of the most popular of all jazzmen. Adderley already had an established career as a high school band director in Florida when, during a 1955 visit to New York, he was persuaded to sit in with Oscar Pettiford's group at the Cafe Bohemia. His playing created such a sensation that he was soon...
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See also
- Randy Crawford (34)
- Al Foster (5)
- Nat Adderley (1)
- Rick Holmes (0)
Similar artists
- Grant Green (45)
- Lee Morgan (19)
- Jackie Mclean (19)
- Stanley Turrentine (18)
- Kenny Dorham (15)
- Joe Henderson (14)
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk (9)
- Sam Jones (8)
- Gene Ammons (7)
- Tommy Flanagan (7)
- Ike Quebec (6)
- Eddie Harris (4)
- Bobby Watson (4)
- Jimmy Forrest (2)
- Pepper Adams (2)
- Mike Smith (1)
Influenced by
- Miles Davis (283)
- John Coltrane (110)
- Dizzy Gillespie (84)
- Louis Armstrong (75)
- Count Basie (74)
- Charlie Parker (59)
- Ornette Coleman (47)
- Sonny Stitt (24)
- Benny Carter (23)
- Lou Donaldson (17)
- Lester Young (8)
- Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1)
Followers
- Earth, Wind & Fire (154)
- David Sanborn (67)
- Weather Report (35)
- Tom Scott (31)
- Dr. Lonnie Smith (26)
- Bobby Watson (4)
- Wynton Kelly (4)
- Paul Butterfield (4)
- Paul Chambers (3)
- Vincent Herring (1)
- Louis Hayes (1)
Performed Songs By
- Duke Ellington (169)
- Joe Zawinul (10)
- Paul Webster (9)
- George Gershwin (4)
- Cole Porter (2)
- Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1)
- Nat Adderley (1)
- Oscar Brown, Jr. (0)
- Victor Young (0)
- Victor Feldman (0)
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