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Phoenix: A Tribute to Cannonball Adderley Cannonball Jazz |
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| 50 years ago Charles “Yardbird” Parker died on March 12, 1955 at the age of 34. Coincident with that significant event was the fairy-tale New York debut of 26-year-old Julian “Cannonball” Adderley at the Café Bohemia on June 19, 1955. That event landed Cannonball a record contract, as well as the title of the “New Bird.” He recorded his first album on June 28, 1955 – exactly 50 years prior to the date of this recording. The last full studio recording that Cannonball did was called Phenix, recorded 30 years ago in February by Orrin Keepnews at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California. That project dug into Cannon’s Great American Songbook - tapping into a monumental 20-year career, which transformed twelve of his favorite and most popular tunes. Sadly, that would be Cannon’s last full studio album as he was struck by a heart attack on July 13, 1975 and hospitalized at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Gary, Indiana. He never would recover and, after almost a month in the hospital, he passed away on August 8, 1975 at 46 from a stroke. Here is where a tremendous amount of symbolism creeps into this project. I always planned on recording an album dedicated to Cannon but never found a reason to do it until now. | ||
The Phoenix Jazz Quintet| Chris "Doc" Stewart | alto saxophone | |
| Lucas Pino | tenor saxophone | |
| Dan Delaney | piano & Fender Rhodes | |
| Chris Finet | acoustic & electric bass | |
| Dom Moio | drums |
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1 |
Hi-Fly | |
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2 |
Work Song | |
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3 |
Sack O' Woe | |
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4 |
Stars Fell on Alabama | |
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5 |
Jive Samba | |
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6 |
The Sidewalks of New York | |
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7 |
Dis Here | |
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8 |
Hamba Nami | |
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9 |
Domination | |
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10 |
Country Preacher | |
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Medley: Walk Tall - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | |
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