Straight no Chaser - Cannonball Adderley.mov

[vagif330]

C. Adderley is the most cheerful musician in jazz.

[HendrixcommaMartin]

That was one bitchin' piano solo.

[furtherdefinitions]

Only a non-musician would make a statement that only one player should be the only man to touch an alto saxophone, or for that matter any instrument. Cannonball was great, without a doubt, but so were his predecessors Benny Carter and Johnny Hodges, and of course Charlie Parker, and his contemporaries of different styles that were great like Paul Desmond. When it comes to music, people should just listen and not speak.

[exjazzbassbaz]

adderley bros.the best.nuff said.great post.many thanks.

[speaker3600]

thumbs up if shawn lane brought you here

[mustangmaniac1983]

@speaker3600

Dam right man. Many thanks to Shawn Lane, may he R.I.P., for mentioning Cannonball Adderley in his video. Otherwise I might have missed out. Not usually my cup of tea, but this is great!

[Tedmund13]

A friend once told me "Cannonball is the only man who should ever be allowed to touch an Alto Sax." I believe there may be a few others, but this cat really takes the cake.

[saxoffender17]

I believe George Duke quoted Bill Evans' solo to autumn leaves, anybody else hear it?

[queekers]

C A N N O N B A L L F U C K I N S W I N G S

[XicoFlavio]

Monk and Cannon at same planet ? Oh my God.

Thanks for this nice moment.

xF

[eagleno156]

loving the frooooos.

[pizza351]

Yeah!!! DUKE!!!!! that was awsome

[srg7777]

YEAH!!! The Real Deal

[tadd1]

There is a typo in the description as well as in the video itself. The bass player is the great late Walter BOOKER (not BOCKER).

Please research before you post.

[BistouflyTheGreat]

I think Cannonball Adderley is my favourite saxophone player. Of course I like Coltrane, Charlie Parker and other legends like them but my ears are more sensitive to Cannonball. There is no explanation.

[TheRealDerfMan]

@BistouflyTheGreat .....dude, I hear you loud and clear. Just as much as I love many guitarists from B.B. King to Zappa, "my ears are sensitive" to Hendrix over any other. And there's nothing wrong with that... =)

[UltimateKyle281]

rythmic grouping in this is insanity

[saxmaster25]

yes, BIRD comes dead on and passes

[egyptianminor]

Great...Cannonball is the Joseph Hayden of Hard Bop Alto...every phrase/idea in perfect balanced symmetry w/ all the rest- a Classic example in my opinion is his solo on 'Straight ,no Chaser' , from Miles' " '58 Sessions".

[ClarinetGuy010]

ill admit cannonball is awesome but i kinda prefer more melodic statements other than a bunch of notes

[deejayhenke]

SWINGIN! :D piano solo is killin

[cicopia1]

Like Miles Davis once said their is something about Cannonballs playing.

[PSIchiater]

My man,PSIcocannonball!

[dickmace]

To this day my favorite alto player. No one comes close

[ClassicRockFan1220]

@dickmace Not even the Bird?

[domminasi]

@ClassicRockFan1220

No not even Bird. Because Cannonball had a joy to his playing that just lifted your spirits and soul. he always enjoyed himself.

[ClassicRockFan1220]

@domminasi Yeah, wasn't Parker a junkie? I'm pretty sure he pawned off his sax a couple times for drug money, correct me if i'm wrong.

[That1jazzguy]

@ClassicRockFan1220 that he did! 

[Mattytheman91]

How ca people say he got a bit funny towards the end when there is amazing footage like this?

[arakami]

Cannonball is definitely the most swinging saxophone player that has ever lived.

[alxndr64]

Amen! brother.

[Skyblueginger]

Great stuff from the Cannonball and the rest of them nice one for posting this legendary material.