Friday, August 8, 2025

Cannonball Adderley 50 Years -- August 8, 2025

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I was probably listening to KJAZ when they announced that sax player Julian "Cannonball" Adderley had died. He was only 46, and he died after having a stroke. The nickname "Cannonball" came from his propensity for eating. "Cannonball" was a distortion of "cannibal." 

He played with the Miles Davis sextet on the album Kind of Blue and other albums.

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Live)


Miles Davis - So What (Official Video)


Miles Davis - Straight, No Chaser


San Francisco Examiner, 24-August-1956


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