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Cannonball Adderley Black Messiah
Release Date :1972 Label : EMI Music Distribution Format : Flac  Still immersed in the burgeoning electronic jazz-rock explosion of the times, Cannonball Adderley goes further toward a rapprochement with the rock and soul audiences than ever before on this fascinating, overlooked double album. For starters, he recorded it live at West Hollywood's Troubadour club, then known as a showcase for folk and rock acts. He also imported additional players into his quintet, expanding into exotic percussion effects with Airto Moreira (whom Miles Davis had previously featured), hard rock guitar with sessionman Mike Deasy, fiery tenor sax from the young Ernie Watts, and occasional seasoning from conguero Buck Clarke and clarinetist Alvin Batiste. "Now I don't give a damn whether you can count or not, we still are the Cannonball Adderley Quintet!," quoth the leader, who is in loose, loquacious form throughout the set (the jazz world badly misses his witty verbal intros). With Joe Zawinul now flying off to Weather Report, his replacement is an even more electronically minded pianist, George Duke, who levitates into the outer limits with his Echoplex and ring modulator and proves to be a solid comper. But Zawinul is not forgotten, for the band pursues a long, probing, atmospheric excursion on his tune, "Dr. Honouris Causa." Adderley generously gives Deasy two contrasting feature numbers -- "Little Benny Hen," a raucous, amateurishly sung blues/rock piece, and "Zanek," a great countrified tune with an avant-garde freakout at the climax -- and all of the other guests save Clarke get single solo features. Brother Nat Adderley gamely visits the outside on cornet, not always convincingly, while Cannonball doubles with increasing adventurousness on soprano and alto and bassist Walter Booker and drummer Roy McCurdy deftly handle all of the changes of style. Cannonball adeptly keeps pace with Miles Davis, his former boss -- the driving "The Chocolate Nuisance" could easily be a first cousin of "Pharoah's Dance" on Bitches Brew -- while not abandoning his funky soul-jazz base nor the special audience-friendly ambience of his concerts. Tracklist : 1.Introduction - 0:50 2."Black Messiah" - 16:12 3.Monologue - 2:20 4."Little Benny Hen" - 4:15 5."Zanek" - 5:07 6."Dr. Honouris Cousa" - 14:48 7."The Chocolate Nuisance" - 8:22 8."Untitled" - 6:21 9."The Steam Drill" - 8:42 10."Eyes of the Cosmos" - 4:51 11."Episode from the Music Came" - 2:39 12."Heritage" - 4:43 13."Circumference" - 3:18 14."Pretty Paul" - 2:48 15."The Scene" - 2:16 Recorded at The Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA in 1970 Personnel : Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone Nat Adderley - cornet, vocals George Duke - piano Walter Booker - bass Roy McCurdy - drums Airto Moreira - percussion Mike Deasy - guitar, vocals (tracks 4, 5, 7, 10, 11 & 13-15) Ernie Watts - tenor saxophone (tracks 4, 5, 8, 10, 11 & 13-15) Alvin Batiste - clarinet (tracks 11 & 13-15) Buck Clarke - African percussion (tracks 7 & 13-15) Sharing Widget |
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