Cannonball Adderley - Alabama Concerto
Year: 1958
Label: Fantasy (OJC, 1991)
Total time: 43:00
Bitrate: 320 kbps

This is one of the more unusual sessions that altoist Cannonball Adderley recorded during his career. Originally released under composer John Benson Brooks' name and now available as an Adderley CD, the nine-part four-movement suite has original folk melodies interpreted by a quartet comprised of Adderley, trumpeter Art Farmer, guitarist Barry Galbraith and bassist Milt Hinton; Brooks briefly plays piano on one piece. Although not essential, the music is thought-provoking, quite melodic, and looks backwards toward folk music of the 1800's while giving the pieces a 1950's jazz sensibility. ~ AMG

This effort could have been a masterpiece, but it has some little faults, for instance some moments in pianissimo by the guitar and the bass and some a-solos by the trumpet that make the whole thing a little sleepy and with too much little interplay - YET THE COMPOSITION IS VERY INTERESTING AND CANNONBALL IS
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Cannonball Adderley - Alabama Concerto
Year: 1958
Label: Fantasy (OJC, 1991)
Total time: 43:00
Bitrate: 320 kbps

This is one of the more unusual sessions that altoist Cannonball Adderley recorded during his career. Originally released under composer John Benson Brooks' name and now available as an Adderley CD, the nine-part four-movement suite has original folk melodies interpreted by a quartet comprised of Adderley, trumpeter Art Farmer, guitarist Barry Galbraith and bassist Milt Hinton; Brooks briefly plays piano on one piece. Although not essential, the music is thought-provoking, quite melodic, and looks backwards toward folk music of the 1800's while giving the pieces a 1950's jazz sensibility. ~ AMG

This effort could have been a masterpiece, but it has some little faults, for instance some moments in pianissimo by the guitar and the bass and some a-solos by the trumpet that make the whole thing a little sleepy and with too much little interplay - YET THE COMPOSITION IS VERY INTERESTING AND CANNONBALL IS GREAT AS ALWAYS. ~ C. S. Tedeschi

Personnel:
Julian "Cannonball' Adderley (Alto Saxophone)
Art Farmer (Trumpet)
John Benson Brooks (Arranger, Piano)
Barry Galbraith (Guitar)
Milt Hinton (Double Bass)

Cannonball Adderley - Alabama Concerto Tracks:
01 The Henry John Story 4:49
02 The Henry John Story (return) 3:17
03 Job's Red Wagon 3:07
04 Trampin' /The Loop 7:52
05 Trampin'/The Loop (return) 2:25
06 Little John Shoes 3:09
07 Milord's Calling 5:06
08 Blues For Christmas/Rufus Playboy/Grandma's Coffin 7:33
09 Grandma's Coffin/Rufus Playboy/Grandma's Coffin (return) 5:42
All compositions by John Benson Brooks