Cannonball Adderley and his Orchestra - African Waltz (Original Jazz Classics 1993)

Album diferente de Cannonball Adderley puesto que, en esta ocasión, está acompañado por una orquesta.

El de las big bands es todo un estilo en sí mismo dentro del jazz.

Su sonido (a excepción de aquellas asociadas a un proyecto progresivo o experimental), usualmente colorido, frondoso, resulta en ocasiones un poco naíf.

Las versiones de las composiciones, arregladas por Ernie Wilkins, salvo I'll Close My Eyes y Stockholm Sweetnin', ambas orquestadas por el trombonista Bob Brookmeyer, son breves, permitiendo poco espacio para el lucimiento de alguien más que el mismo Cannonball Adderley en saxo alto, su hermano Nat en trompeta y Wynton Kelly en piano.****

1.Something Different 2:59
(Chuck Mangione)
2.West Coast Blues 4:02
(Wes Montgomery)
3.Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 3:00
(Kern-Harbach)
4.The Uptown 2:12
(Junior Mance)
5.Stockholm Sweetin' 3:37
(Quincy Jones)
6.African Waltz 2:08
(McDermott-Mitchell-Sachs)
7.Blue Brass Groove 4:46
(Nat Adderley)
8.Kelly Blue 3:46
(Wynton Kelly)
9.Letter From Home 1:55
(Mance)
10.I'll Close My Eyes 3:39
(Kaye-Reid)
11.This Here* 3:00
(Bobby Timmons)
*Bonus track

CANNONBALL ADERLEY-alto saxophone
BOB BROOKMEYER, MELBA LISTON,
JIMMY CLEVELAND, PAUL FAULISE,
GEORGE MATHEWS, ARNETT SPARROW-trombones
NAT ADDERLEY, CLARK TERRY, ERNIE ROYAL,
NICK TRAVIS, JOE NEWMAN-trumpets
GEORGE DORSEY-alto saxophone and flute
ARTHUR CLARK-baritone saxophone
JEROME RICHARDSON, OLIVER NELSON-tenor saxophones,
flutes and piccolo (Richardson only)
DON BUTTERFIELD-tuba
WINTON KELLY-piano
SAM JONES-bass
CHARLIE PERSIP or LOUIS HAYES-drums
RAY BARRETTO-conga
MICHAEL OLATUNJI-African drums

Orchestra conducted by Ernie Wilkins
Arranged by Ernie Wilkins and Bob Brookmeyer

Recorded at The Plaza Sound Studios,
New York City; on February 28,
May 9 and 15, 1961.
"This Here" originally released on
Alabama/Africa (Milestone 47059),
is similar personnel, arranged and
conducted by Ernie Wilkins

Riverside Records OJCCD 258-2 (RLP-9377) (1993)