Cannonball Adderley, "Alto Giant"

[Mark Stryker]

Anyone heard this or know anything more about its provenance? Odd that Louis Hayes is here given the date but perhaps he rejoined for just a quick one-off gig.

Nat Adderley (cor) Cannonball Adderley (as) Joe Zawinul (p) Victor Gaskin (b) Louis Hayes (d)

live in Milan, Italy, 1969

The Scavenger Joker (J) UPS 2057

Sweet Emma -

Ballad Medley -

This Here -

Manha De Carnaval -

Walk Tall -

* Cannonball Adderley - Alto Giant (Joker (J) UPS 2057)

[Dan Gould]

Wouldn't surprise me if its been offered on Dime, and in fresher sound. But aside from that suspicion, I couldn't say.

[marcello]

This one, on March 14, 1969 has Roy McCurdy, so the Joker issue might be wrong since it's another live concert in Europe.

If you look here:Alto Giant Roy is listed instead of Louis.

[Dan Gould]

I've got 3 Cannonball concert broadcasts from 1969, all supposedly from March, all with Roy McCurdy.

[Guy Berger]

The 1969 Cannonball recordings from Europe are awesome.

Guy

[Mark Stryker]

Seems as if the discography may well have it wrong. Interestingly, the LP I saw today (but did not buy) had a cover identical to that which Marcello's link produces, but Hayes was definitely listed as the drummer. I don't recall the label, nor whether a more specific recording date is given beyond 1969 in Milan.

Edited July 22, 2010 by Mark Stryker

[marcello]

There is a label called "Lotus" ( a 1980 release ) that seems to come up more frequently for this date.

[brownie]

Those Italian bootlegs Joker, Lotus and many others) from the 70s/80s had a lot of incorrect personnel and dates informations.

McCurdy was the drummer on that Adderley 1969 European tour, not Louis Hayes!

[king ubu]

did you catch them live?

[Guy Berger]

While I might give the sextet with Yusef a slightly higher overall grade based on YL's playing, Cannonball, Joe and Nat were much more interesting/exciting players at this point. Plus, Joe was entering his peak as a composer around this period - the breadth of his work, from shamelessly populist to utterly experimental and everything in between, is impressive.

[brownie]

did you catch them live?

No...

and I blew all my chances to hear Cannonball live

[AllenLowe]

I heard them around this time out on Long Island (at Jazz Interactions, probably 1969) and it wasn't very good, too many vamps and not enough real soloing.

Edited July 22, 2010 by AllenLowe

[DMP]

And, I hate to say it, maybe too much talking. But what the hell. Tried to catch him whenever I could - heard him many times, beginning with the Charles Lloyd sextet up to what may have been his last (or close to it) performance.

[JSngry]

The Dobre boot is a little later, but way cool as well.

http://www.jazzdisco.org/cannonball-adderley/catalog/#dobre-dr-1008