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  1. On 8 August 1975: #CannonballAdderley, American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader of the 1950-60s hard bop era (The Black Messiah), died of a stroke at 46.
    #RIP 🥀

  2. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" is a jazz song written by #JoeZawinul in 1966 for #CannonballAdderley and which appears on Adderley's album #MercyMercyMercyLiveAtTheClub. The song is the title track of the album and became a surprise hit in February 1967. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" went to no. 2 on the Soul chart and no. 11 on the #Billboard #Hot100 chart.
    youtube.com/watch?v=FRIyotpNTQo

  3. The second Japanese white label promo of Somethin' Else, which came in a King Record sample record sleeve. This 1977 pressing also sounds superb.

    Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else

    (1977 – Japan, Promo, Blue Note – GXF-3001)

    #nowplaying #nowspinning #jazz #jazzmusic #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #CannonballAdderley #milesdavis #hankjones #artblakey #bluenote #samjones

  4. John Benson Brooks with Jazz greats “Cannonball” Adderley and Art Farmer with a some blues-y holiday jazz (youtu.be/9r0jgzfQyio?si=dA3NwJ) from a portion of the 4th movement of their “Alabama Concerto” (youtu.be/eqt1MG5Cf6Y?si=PQbaST)
    #RetroView #JohnBensonBrooks #CannonballAdderley #ArtFarmer #jazz