Portrait of Cannonball

1. Minority [Original Issue]

2. Minority [Not on Original LP][Take]

3. Minority [Not on Original LP][Take]

4. Straight Life - Cannonball Adderley

5. Blue Funk

6. Little Taste

7. People Will Say We're in Love

8. Nardis [Take 5]

9. Nardis [Not on Original LP][Take]

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Average customer rating: A solid session from riverside.. Blue Funk Another Riverside Cannonball classic.. First "Portrait" Is A Good One

Portrait of Cannonball Cannonball Adderley Quintet Manufacturer: Ojc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: In New York At the Lighthouse Know What I Mean? Consequence '58 Miles Featuring Stella by Starlight ASIN: B000000YK6 Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

1. Minority (originally issued)
2. Minority (take 2)
3. Minority (take 3)
4. Straight Life
5. Blue Funk
6. A Little Taste
7. People Will Say We're In Love
8. Nardis (take 5)
9. Nardis (take 4)

Customer Reviews:

A solid session from riverside.........2007-01-24

Very typical of the hard bop that riverside produced at this time and represents jazz at it's finest. Maybe not the best cannonball has to offer, but that doesn't mean this isn't great stuff. This is cannonball's riverside debut with 14 more releases to follow. This was also blue mitchell's first appearence for riverside and he would make 7 issues as leader with his debut as leader(big 6) recorded the two days after this issue. Interesting and big 6 sounds very much like this.

I'm one who does not like alternative takes after the original. I prefer the album be released as it originally was with the ATs at the end. That said both alternate versions of minority are exellent with take 3 maybe being the best of all. "Straight life" is a gorgeous song", "A little taste" really swings with wonderful soloing from cannonball and blue; bill evans solo is too terse i wish it lasted longer. In fact i wish evans had played a bigger role over all in this album even though adderly and mitchell are two of my absolute favorites. "People will say we're in love" is another gorgeous piece that hints to things to come in the "know what i mean" album adderly did with bill evans.

Adderly's play as always is so soulful and smooth and he seems so right at home with this type of music. This album was essential to me as a hard bop fan. The 1963 release "dem dirty blues" might be an even better example great classic hard bop but this is worth owning as well..

Blue Funk.......2004-07-05

Pianist Bill Evans' venture into Miles Davis' 1958 group led indirectly to the masterpiece 'Kind of Blue,' but it also sparked a pair of delightful albums between Evans and Miles' alto player, Cannonball Adderly, who appreciated a good melody when he heard one. This is the first of a handful of dates scheduled around Evans' busy schedule, and with Blue Mitchell on trumpet it's a great hard bop session, full of the pretty passages one might expect from a Bill Evans date, yet not averse to swinging hard, as on the three takes of 'Minority', which opens the album. Admittedly, the song's impressiveness is lessened a bit by Riverside's decision to arrange all three takes one after the other, but such is often the case with jazz reissues on cd. Not an essential album, although fans of Bill Evans will want to check it out, and it's of the consistent high quality of Cannonball's recordings of the time.

Another Riverside Cannonball classic.........2003-09-01

Yes, I love alternate takes - and "Minority" alone provides enough material for a 4-star CD. But, again, it is the relaxed feel of the session - Cannonball blows his brains out on "Minority" and "A Little Taste" - provided by Blue Mitchell, Bill Evans, and the 'Jones's', both Philly Joe and Sam. I am partial to the later '50s stuff (this was '58, as was "Things are getting Better") as opposed to what reviewer Sam Chell referred to as 'packaged soul and funk', which plays well, and plays to a much larger audience, but just isn't the Cannonball I reach for when I MUST hear Cannonball. One other thing...I read in another review that Julian was not known for his technical ability or his creativity, but only for soulful playing. If you listen to the takes of "Minority" here - especially the way he blows in to his first verse - you will throw that comment out the window. I have heard that said about Cannonball from a lot of people...even sax players. That's a bad rap, if only because it takes both technique and creativity IN ORDER TO GET TO the point where you can blow soulfully. Coleman Hawkins blew with soul, and nobody would dare question his creativity or technical ability. Then again...

First "Portrait" Is A Good One.......2000-12-10

"Portrait of Cannonball" is the first of many successful albums that Julian "Cannonball" Adderley made for the Riverside label. This session from July 1958 features the stellar lineup of Blue Mitchell (also making his first appearance for Riverside) on trumpet, Bill Evans (in a rare appearance as a sideman) on piano, Sam Jones on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums. The disc's standout tunes include Gigi Gryce's "Minority," Cannonball's own "Straight Life," and Miles Davis' "Nardis," which the trumpeter contributed to honor his associate's debut. For those coming to Adderley from Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue," it would be best to start with "Somethin' Else" or "Know What I Mean?," but "Portrait" also provides a great picture of this alto sax legend.

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Portrait of Cannonball Cannonball Adderley Quintet Manufacturer: Riverside ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000E0J6 Release Date: 1958-01-01

Tracks:

1. Minority [Original Issue]
2. Minority [Not on Original LP][Take]
3. Minority [Not on Original LP][Take]
4. Straight Life - Cannonball Adderley
5. Blue Funk
6. Little Taste
7. People Will Say We're in Love
8. Nardis [Take 5]
9. Nardis [Not on Original LP][Take]

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Portrait of Cannonball Cannonball Adderley Manufacturer: Jvc Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000FZDN7M Release Date: 2006-08-07

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

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Portrait of Cannonball ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004TDUB Release Date: 2000-04-21

Tracks:

1. Minority (Originally Issued Take)
2. Straight Life
3. Blue Funk
4. A Little Taste
5. People Will Say We're In Love
6. Nardis (Take 5)
7. Minority (Take 2)
8. Minority (Take 3)
9. Nardis (Take 4)

Album Description

Riverside jazz reissue. Digitally remastered using K2 technology. Limited edition with miniature paper LP sleeve reproduction of original artwork. 6 tracks. Featuring Blue Mitchell & Bill Evans. 2000 release.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Limited LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing.

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Portrait of ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000AMZ1FM Release Date: 2005-09-27

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