Cannonball Adderley

thumb|Nat and Cannonball Adderley in Amsterdam, 1961 Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975), originally from Tampa, Florida, was a jazz alto saxophonist who mainly performed in small combos. Quotes A young tenor player was complaining to me that Coleman Hawkins made him nervous. Man, I told him Hawkins was supposed to make him nervous! Hawkins has been making other sax players nervous for forty years! New to Jazz Artist page I keep reverting (to Duke Ellington), he to me is the greatest ever and my favorite jazz philosopher, as such. Interviewed by the "Chicago SEED" (November 1968) There's no future without the past and anybody who doesn't really understand where jazz has come from has no right to try to direct where it's going. Interviewed by the "Chicago SEED" (November 1968) Quotes about Cannonball Adderley Julian Adderley's nickname "Cannonball" was derived from "cannibal," which he was dubbed in high school because of his large appetite. But the alto player also had a voracious hunger for music, which showed in his inventive improvisations, especially on Miles Davis's watershed album Kind of Blue and Adderley's remarkable Blue Note release Somethin' Else. Jon Solomon of Westword (August 7, 2013) External links Category:1928 births Category:1975 deaths Category:Jazz musicians Category:Musicians from the United States Category:Saxophonists Category:Music producers from the United States Category:African Americans Category:People from Tampa