Somethin' Else

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But here, Cannonball has been working with Miles Davis, and he's been working in a band with John Coltrane and Bill Evans. And you don't fool around in that band. You take things very seriously because there's some deep music being made there. This is the band that made Kind of Blue. As Leonard Feather’s original liner notes stated, “For those not familiar with the latest in terminology, that the title number of the Miles Davis original, which also provided the name for this album, is a phrase of praise. And if I may add my personal evaluation, I should like to emphasize that Cannonball and Miles and the whole rhythm section and, indeed, the entire album certainly can be described emphatically as ‘somethin’ else.’”

Adderley’s band was as tight and compact as he was in stature, and it’s brilliant to hear on this record, the songs on which Miles Davis steps in, participating in like style and fashion, yet letting those signature Miles Davis elements shine through ... he was truly a generous man. Art Blakey will attest to that, so will Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Sara Vaughan, Dianh Washington, John Coltrane, Sergio Mendes, Wes Montgomery and Nancy Wilson ... Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones is said to have named both of his children Julian, in honor of Mr. Adderley ... and I’m sure I’ve left out a dozen more. Blue Note Records is a label of Manhattan Records, a Division of Capitol Records, Inc.; Manufactured for Manhattan Records and Capitol Industries/EMI, Inc., by EMI France.Adderley, Nat (Nathaniel)". Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians. Jazz.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2013 . Retrieved December 13, 2012.

a b c d Wilson, John S. (August 9, 1975). "Cannonball Adderley, Jazzman, Dead". The New York Times. Associated Press. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved October 31, 2021.Following in their footsteps, Adderley also taught and becameband director at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale until 1950. Brown, Geoffrey F. (August 28, 1975). "The Cannonball Rests, But Brother Nat Carried On". Jet. pp.58–61. The album closes with a ballad in ‘ Dancing In The Dark‘ byHoward Dietz and Arthur Schwartz. Miles sits this one out, and Adderley treats us to a beautiful reading of the tune, and equally gorgeous solo to match.

Havers, Richard (March 9, 2021). " 'Somethin' Else': Cannonball Adderley And Miles Davis' Musical Discourse" . Retrieved July 14, 2021. Like Parker, Adderley had an outstanding technique on the his instrument and a tone that was shot through with the blues. There was also a soulful edge to his playing that would, in later years, soften the hard bop language into the gospel and soul influenced jazz of the sixties. Stanton, Scott (September 1, 2003). The Tombstone Tourist: Musicians. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743463300 . Retrieved August 1, 2018– via Google Books. The truth is perhaps rather different with the benefit of hindsight, and knowing how the careers of each of the two musicians would develop in the years that followed. He arrived fully formed as a vibrant and mature alto stylist who would go on to record on some of the most influential albums in the history of the music, and not to be mention some classic albums under his own name too.Listening to the album again reveals how much respect Miles had for Cannonball, and while it is easy to jump to the conclusion that the trumpeter was the driving force behind the success of the record (Davis is arguably at the peak of his powers at this point in his development and playing magnificently). Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – Cannonball Adderley – Song Info – AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved August 1, 2018. A.B. SPELLMAN: Yeah, this is Miles' composition, "Somethin' Else," and it does have that kind of antiphony, that call and response that was at the very root of jazz. Jazz started here, in a manner of speaking. And so the voices, which are almost human voices, in a way, are of two guys who have a lot to say to each other. It's a very relaxed conversation, but it's a meaningful conversation as well. Cannonball moved to Tallahassee when his parents obtained teaching positions at Florida A&M University. [9] Both Cannonball and brother Nat played with Ray Charles when Charles lived in Tallahassee during the early 1940s. [10] Adderley moved to Broward County, Florida, in 1948 after finishing his music studies at Florida A&M and became the band director at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, a position which he held until 1950. [11]