Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof
1964 studio album by Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof | ||||
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Studio album by Cannonball Adderley | ||||
Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | October 19 & 21 1964 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | David Axelrod | |||
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Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Capitol label featuring performances of material from the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Charles Lloyd, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes.[1][2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow and Tim Sendra awarded the album 4 stars and states "Cannonball plays near his peak; this is certainly the finest album by this particular sextet".[5] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "not revelatory but very entertaining".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick except as indicated
- "Fiddler on the Roof" - 7:22
- "To Life" - 5:06
- "Sabbath Prayer" - 3:19
- "Chavalah" - 2:56
- "Sewing Machine" - 3:34
- "Now I Have Everything" - 4:10
- "Do You Love Me?" - 5:02
- "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" - 5:33
- "Sweet Georgia Bright" (Charles Lloyd) - 5:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Island Blues" (Lloyd) - 2:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Little Boy With the Sad Eyes" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) - 2:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Goodbye Charlie" (Dory Langdon, André Previn) - 2:55
- Recorded in New York City, NY on September 8 (tracks 9-12) and October 19 & 21 (all other tracks), 1964
- The spelling of track four for the play is "Chavaleh".
Personnel
- Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
- Nat Adderley - cornet
- Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, flute
- Joe Zawinul - piano
- Sam Jones - bass
- Louis Hayes - drums
References
- ^ Cannonball Adderley discography accessed 26 October 2009
- ^ Capitol Records discography accessed August 18, 2015
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Yanow, S. & Sendra, T. Allmusic Review accessed 26 October 2009
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- Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings
- In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley
- Sophisticated Swing
- Cannonball Enroute
- Cannonball's Sharpshooters
- Somethin' Else
- Portrait of Cannonball
- Jump for Joy
- Things Are Getting Better
- Blue Spring
- Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago
- Cannonball Takes Charge
- Them Dirty Blues
- Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners
- Know What I Mean?
- African Waltz
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- Cannonball's Bossa Nova
- Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof
- Domination
- Great Love Themes
- Accent on Africa
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra
- Love, Sex, and the Zodiac
- Inside Straight
- Pyramid
- Phenix
- Lovers
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse
- The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York
- Cannonball in Europe!
- Jazz Workshop Revisited
- Autumn Leaves
- Nippon Soul
- Cannonball Adderley Live!
- Live Session!
- Money in the Pocket
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at "The Club"
- Cannonball in Japan
- Radio Nights
- 74 Miles Away
- Why Am I Treated So Bad!
- In Person
- Country Preacher
- The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free
- The Happy People
- The Black Messiah
- Music You All
- Discoveries
- The Japanese Concerts