Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball's Sharpshooterss (1958) [2012 Japan Jazz The Best Series] CD-Rip

A set that's right on target, right from the start – and one that has the young Cannonball Adderley really coming into his groove! The set's a lot more soul jazz-oriented than some of Cannon's records from a few years before – played by a rock-solid group that includes brother Nat Adderley on cornet, Junior Mance on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums – hitting a groove that's got plenty of nascent elements of that Cannonball sound that would virtually take over jazz in the 60s! Yet there's also a nicely different vibe going on here too – a bit less structure, and a looser approach to the mode – spun out with some modern moments too, on titles that include "Straight No Chaser", "Jubilation", "Our Delight", "Fuller Bop Man", and "Stay On It".

Tracks:

01 - Our Delight
02 - Jubilation
03 - What's New
04 - Straight, No Chaser
05 - If I Love Again
06 - I'll Remember April (bonus track)
07 - Fuller Bop Man (alternative take) (bonus track)
08 - Fuller Bop Man
09 - Stay On It

Personnel:

Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (alto sax);
Nat Adderley (cornet);
Junior Mance (piano);
Sam Jones (bass);
Jimmy Cobb (drums).