Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, born in Tampa (Florida) in 1928. His early beginnings in music were as a student at the institute of your city where he learned to play the alto saxophone. He directed several student orchestras in Fort Lauderdale before entering military service.
In 1955, he decided to join his brother, cornetist Nat Adderley was already a professional musician in the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. A few weeks later got a job with Oscar Pettiford and a recording contract with the Savoy label. That was the embryo of his quintet with his brother without success was dissolved shortly after. In the fall of 1957, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, he joined the Miles Davis quintet in what was a decisive and momentous step in his career. Miles quintet, sextet quickly became, after the addition of tenor saxophonist John Coltrane. At that time, Cannonball, recorded several albums with the group absolute reference for Miles, including absolute masterpiece "Kind Of Blue."
In 1959, Adderley left the band of Miles Davis, and returns with his brother, Nat, to form another quintet and featured as an instrumentalist, joined the pianist Bobby Timmons, a key player in the development of quintet and contributed to his compositions, the brand called soul-jazz, that clinched the group to stardom. This training quintet, sextet occasionally expanded with the additions of Charles Lloyd and Yusef Lateef, was the main vehicle for the music of Julian Adderley for the rest of his life.
In 1967, he recorded one of his absolute reference discs, entitled: "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy." Developed during the seventies in a scout for the labels: Riverside and Columbia, Riverside incorporating the then unknown guitarist, Wes Montgomery, and also forced Columbia to hire the great pianist Bud Powell.
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley was one of the clearest and most expressive musicians of his generation and was an extremely popular figure until his death in 1975 because of a heart attack.
In 1955, he decided to join his brother, cornetist Nat Adderley was already a professional musician in the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. A few weeks later got a job with Oscar Pettiford and a recording contract with the Savoy label. That was the embryo of his quintet with his brother without success was dissolved shortly after. In the fall of 1957, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, he joined the Miles Davis quintet in what was a decisive and momentous step in his career. Miles quintet, sextet quickly became, after the addition of tenor saxophonist John Coltrane. At that time, Cannonball, recorded several albums with the group absolute reference for Miles, including absolute masterpiece "Kind Of Blue."
In 1959, Adderley left the band of Miles Davis, and returns with his brother, Nat, to form another quintet and featured as an instrumentalist, joined the pianist Bobby Timmons, a key player in the development of quintet and contributed to his compositions, the brand called soul-jazz, that clinched the group to stardom. This training quintet, sextet occasionally expanded with the additions of Charles Lloyd and Yusef Lateef, was the main vehicle for the music of Julian Adderley for the rest of his life.
In 1967, he recorded one of his absolute reference discs, entitled: "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy." Developed during the seventies in a scout for the labels: Riverside and Columbia, Riverside incorporating the then unknown guitarist, Wes Montgomery, and also forced Columbia to hire the great pianist Bud Powell.
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley was one of the clearest and most expressive musicians of his generation and was an extremely popular figure until his death in 1975 because of a heart attack.
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