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Cannonball Musical Instruments first began as a saxophone manufacturer. Cannonball saxophones in current production are student Alcazar, intermediate Sceptyr, and professional Big Bell Stone Series, Vintage Series, and Key Artist Series models, [4] are made in a variety of finishes including The Brute (aged brass), Raven (iced black), Mad Meg (bare brass), and Hotspur (iced black and iced silver).
From 1955 to 1958, Miles Davis was leading what would come to be called his First Great Quintet.By 1958, the group consisted of John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums, [3] and had just been expanded to a sextet with the addition of Cannonball Adderley on alto saxophone.
The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 3½ stars and states: "Cannonball was a populist at heart, and his generosity of spirit shines through this often deliciously diverse album, which ranges wildly from flat-out soul to Brazilian music to a cautious toedip into the avant-garde.... This is a fascinating contemporary ...
Albright plays a professional Big Bell Stone Signature Series model of saxophone made by Cannonball Musical Instruments.Of the two necks that are furnished with the Cannonball saxophones, he usually uses the "Fat Neck" with the octave vent tube on the bottom of the neck, a design similar to some vintage Conn 6M models.On mouthpieces, he uses a Beechler Diamond on alto with Silverstein Hexa ...
The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E ♭, smaller than the B ♭ tenor but larger than the B ♭ soprano. It is the most common saxophone and is used in popular music, concert bands, chamber music, solo repertoire, military bands, marching bands, pep bands, carnatic music, and jazz (such as big bands, jazz combos, swing music).
Music, You All is a live album by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, a band led by jazz saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley.It was recorded at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California in 1972, [3] and released in 1976 through Capitol Records.
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone; Wes Montgomery – guitar; Victor Feldman – piano, vibes; Ray Brown – bass; Louis Hayes – drums; Tracks #8–12: Jon Hendricks – vocals; Wes Montgomery – guitar; Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone; Nat Adderley – cornet; Gildo Mahones – piano; Monk Montgomery – electric bass; Walter ...
Lovers is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. It was recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California in 1975 by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Alvin Batiste, George Duke, Alphonso Johnson, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira. A posthumously released track included Flora Purim, Nat Adderley Jr., and Ron Carter. [2]