The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Country Preacher (1969) [2014] CD-Rip

A totally great set by Cannonball Adderley – one of his funkiest albums ever, recorded live at Operation Breadbasket under the supervision of Jesse Jackson, and a session in which the band is cooking a lot more than on some of their other albums from the time! The set grooves hard with some tight electric piano from Joe Zawinul – amazing snakey lines that not only set the tone for the whole record, but which really make for a strong evolution from the Mercy Mercy Mercy era of the group a few years before. Cannon's alto and soprano work are beautiful – a masterpiece of soul jazz expression – as is the cornet from brother Nat – and the group's completed by bassist Walter Booker and drummer Roy McCurdy. The album's a bucketful of great jazzy sample tunes – and tracks include "Walk Tall", "Country Preacher", "Hummin", and the extended "Afro-Spanish Omlet".

Tracks:

01 - Introduction By The Reverend Jesse Jackson - Walk Tall
02 - Country Preacher
03 - Hummin'
04 - Oh Babe
05 - Afro-Spanish Omlet- Umbakwen - Soli Tomba - Oiga - Marabi
06 - The Scene

Personnel:

Cannonball Adderley - alto and soprano sax
Nat Adderley - cornet, percussion, vocal
Joe Zawinul - piano, electric piano
Walter Booker - bass
Roy McCurdy - drums