Cannonball Adderley: Something Else

[willfb]

This isn't really a review, because this album is beyond anything that I could say about it.

But it's interesting to me that the oldest musician on the album, Hank Jones, is the only one who is still alive. And the youngest musician, Cannonball, is the one who died first.

[Rob Damen]

Originally Posted by willfb

This isn't really a review, because this album is beyond anything that I could say about it.

But it's interesting to me that the oldest musician on the album, Hank Jones, is the only one who is still alive. And the youngest musician, Cannonball, is the one who died first.

Interesting. I never thought of it that way.

I have this in my car currently as I just got around to picking up the latest remaster. It's great connecting with an old classic.

Cheers,

Rob

[Scott Dolan]

Very good album, though I haven't heard it for several years.

There's little question why Cannonball was the first to go.

[Valerie]

i just saw Cannon's widow and we were shaking our heads in disbelief about how long he's been gone.

i still have my 78 of Something Else.

[Bluebrew]

This was my first encounter with Cannonball and Nat ...



This was my second


Glad we met.

[john williams]

I like this record a lot. I've been doing a local community jazz radio show for awhile now and one of the big CD chains in Canberra had a sale on RVGs. I bought about 10 or so and Something Else was one of the ones I was really glad to pick up. I feature a classic CD most weeks and may feature Something Else tonight. It's a really beautiful record.

[Chazro]

I was at an Audio shop that sold vinyl in the 80's, the owner says to me, "'Something Else' is 'Kind of Blue' Pt II"!!!! I'd never heard the record and scooped it up. While I don't agree (at all) with his opinion, I'm thankful to this day for the recommendation.

[Capt.W./TX.]

Among other things, "Somethin' Else!" was, I think, recorded several months prior to "Kind Of Blue".

So-it might be more appropriate to call it "Kind Of Blue Pt. 1".

Also, Davis' "Miles" (a.k.a. "Milestones", from the 1958 Columbia album of the same name) was a definite precursor of what was to come on KOB.

KOB was recorded in the spring of '59 and released late in the summer of the same year.

[Hot Ptah]

I am glad for the previously unreleased track from the "Somethin' Else" session which has appeared on CD.

[BlueMiles]

This is what you call a CLASSIC album. Anyone who loves Miles, Cannonball, or Hank Jones should not miss fabulous session.

[Gary Sisco]

Great record. Miles so dominates the overall atmosphere, though, it's more a Miles record than a Cannonball, but either way, a damned fine record. I haven't heard it in years, either. I should go remedy that.

[Al in NYC]

Heard a cut from this again on the radio the other day and thought how interesting it was, aside from all of the other attributes of this album, to hear Miles and Blakey playing with one another at the height of their powers. Love for Sale is a fine example of Miles' lyricism and Bu's restrained (in this case) power melding together beautifully.

[Capt.W./TX.]

The most subdued Art Blakey you'll ever hear on records...

Some say it's because Miles intimidated everybody. But I think it could just as easily have been Bu realizing he was a sideman-and acting accordingly.

Also: could have been Rudy Van Gelder's mix (no multi-tracking back then-they recorded direct to 2-track 1/4 in. stereo analog tape; the engineer pre-set the band balance and mixed as he went along).

Van Gelder seemed especially to keep Bu's bass drum down in the overall sound mix on the Blue Note sessions. I never realized how hard Blakey could play his bass drum until I heard him live years later.