Cannonball Adderley - 1962 - Cannonball's Bossa Nova

Cannonball Adderley

1962

Cannonball's Bossa Nova

01. Clouds 4:49

02. Minha Saudade 2:20

03. Corcovado 6:42

04. Batida Diferente 3:25

05. Joyce's Samba 3:10

06. Groovy Samba 4:58

07. O Amor Em Paz 7:46

08. Sambop 3:32

Alto Saxophone – Julian "Cannonball" Adderley

Alto Saxophone – Paulo Moura (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)

Bass – Octavio Bailly, Jr.

Drums – Dom Um Romão

Guitar – Durval Ferreira

Piano – Sergio Mendes

Trumpet – Pedro Paulo (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)

Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios; New York City.

A pleasant date recorded in late 1962 with South American musicians the Bossa Rio Sextet of Brazil. Cannonball is heard alongside Sergio Mendes on piano, future Weather Report percussionist Dom Um Romao, and featured on five cuts is Paulo Moura on alto saxophone with Pedro Paulo on trumpet. Unfortunately this release contains little fire, as Adderley didn't get much rehearsal time with these musicians. Combined with the repetitious nature of the Bossa Nova these proceedings can get tedious. This session was originally released on Riverside, but Adderley took several master tapes (including this one) when he made his move to Capitol.

Bossa madness -- and a really hard to find pressing of this album! Cannonball Adderley recorded this nice little groover in 1962, when American musicans were just getting on the bossa tip, and still keeping things pretty authentic. The record was cut in New York with Sergio Mendes' early Bossa Rio group -- the legendary Brazilian jazz ensemble that featured Paulo Moura, Dom Um Romao, and Durval Ferreira. The mixture of tight bossa rhythms and Cannon's soulful sax is totally great -- and it's only because the Riverside label was folding at the time that the record never got bigger fame.