Cannonball Adderley

Release Date: 12/04/2023
Format: 2 X LP
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – UD1S 2-022, Blue Note – BST 1595
Release type: Numbered Reissued/Remastered 180 Gram UltraDisc One-Step SuperVinyl 2LP Box

MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES AND LIMITED TO 6,000 NUMBERED COPIES

• 1/4" / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe

Julian Cannonball Adderley's only Blue Note album, Somethin' Else, would likely forever be famous in music lore if just for the presence of Miles Davis. The iconic composer/trumpeter steps into the role of sideman on the 1958 set, one of just a handful of times he'd make such a move after the calendar passed the mid-1950s. Yet evaluating Somethin' Else strictly on Davis' involvement misses the big picture. Plain and simple, Adderley's jubilant work remains a jazz landmark due to the chemistry of its Hall of Fame personnel, enthusiasm of its participants, and sophistication of its arrangements – not to mention the reference-grade production and inclusion of the definitive renditions of two all-time jazz standards.

1. Autumn Leaves
2. Love for Sale
3. Somethin' Else
4. One for Daddy-O
5. Dancing in the Dark
6. Allison's Uncle