Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
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January 10, 2008 Drummer Louis Hayes leads the Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band in a tribute to the alto sax player.
Interviews & Profiles
January 24, 2000 Reviewer Tom Moon gives a listen to the classic 1959 jazz recording Kind of Blue.
Discover Songs
August 1, 2001 Saxophonist Adderley was nicknamed "the New Bird" for fast his leads a la Charlie "Bird" Parker.
August 1, 2001 Miles Davis' Kind of Blue is frequently cited as the best-selling jazz album in history.
Reviews
August 1, 2001 Saxophonist Adderley was nicknamed "the New Bird" for fast his leads a la Charlie "Bird" Parker.
August 1, 2001 Miles Davis' Kind of Blue is frequently cited as the best-selling jazz album in history.
August 1, 2001 Cannonball Adderley invented "soul jazz," a distinctive style bringing the group great popularity.
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September 15, 2012 With a sweetly ferocious style, the alto saxophonist bridged decades of expression.
June 1, 2010 Wilson sings the praises of five alto saxophonists who've mastered this beast of a horn.
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January 11, 2010 There's not much faking when it comes to jazz, except when a musician plays under an alias.
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January 4, 2010 Hear five classic examples of a groove-oriented style that's built from the bottom up.
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July 21, 2009 Hear five jazz songs that might inspire you to ask your fellow jazz fan, "What's your sign?"
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June 12, 2008 Just in time for the holiday, hear five classic jazz songs that help keep Dad in mind.
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October 30, 2007 From the lighthearted to the haunting, NPR station WDUQ highlights some spooky Halloween music.
