This article presents the discography of the American jazz saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (1928–1975), including albums released under his own name and albums to which he made significant contributions. Discography As leader Recording date Title Label Year released Notes 1955-07-14 Presenting Cannonball Adderley Savoy 1955 1955-07-21, -29 1955-08-05 Julian "Cannonball" Adderley EmArcy 1955 1955-10-27, -28 Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings EmArcy 1955 1956-06-08, -18 In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley EmArcy 1956 1957-02-06, -08, -11 Sophisticated Swing EmArcy 1957 1957-02-07, -08, -11 1957-03-06 Cannonball Enroute Mercury 1961 1958-03-04, -06 Cannonball's Sharpshooters Mercury 1958 1958-03-09 Somethin' Else – with Miles Davis Blue Note 1958 1958-07-01 Portrait of Cannonball Riverside 1958 1958-08-20, -21 Jump for Joy EmArcy 1958 1958-10-28 Things Are Getting Better – with Milt Jackson Riverside 1958 1959-01-20 1959-02-18 Blue Spring – with Kenny Dorham Riverside 1959 1959-02-03 Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago – with John Coltrane Mercury 1959 1959-04-23, -07 1959-05-12 Cannonball Takes Charge Riverside 1959 1959-10-18, -20 The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco Riverside 1959 Live 1960-02-01 1960-03-29 Them Dirty Blues Riverside 1960 1960-05-21 1960-06-05 Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners – with Wes Montgomery Riverside 1960 1960-10-16 The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse Riverside 1960 Live 1961-01-27 1960-02-21 1961-03-13 Know What I Mean? – with Bill Evans Riverside 1961 1961-02-28 1961-05-09, -15 African Waltz – with orchestra conducted by Ernie Wilkins Riverside 1961 1961-05-11 Plus Riverside 1961 1961-06-27, -29 1961-08-23, -24 Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley Capitol 1962 1962-01-12, -14 The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York Riverside 1962 Live 1962-08-04, -05 Cannonball in Europe! Riverside (Europe) 1964 Live 1962-09-22, -23 Jazz Workshop Revisited Riverside 1962 Live 1962-12-07, -10, -11 Cannonball's Bossa Nova Riverside 1963 1963-07-09, -14, -15 Nippon Soul Riverside 1963 Live 1963-07-09, -14, -15 Autumn Leaves Riverside (Japan) 1975 Live 1962-09-21 1963-07-09, -14 The Sextet Milestone 1982 Live 1964-07-31 –1964-08-02 Cannonball Adderley Live! Capitol 1964 Live 1962-09-19 1964-10-04 Live Session! – with Ernie Andrews Capitol 1964 Live 1964-10-19, -21 Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof Capitol 1964 1965-04-26 Domination – with orchestra conducted by Oliver Nelson Capitol 1965 1966-03-18, -19, -20 Money in the Pocket Capitol 2005 Live 1966-04-06, -07 Great Love Themes – with strings conducted by Ray Ellis Capitol 1966 1966-08-26 Cannonball in Japan Capitol 1966 Live 1966-10-20 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at "The Club" Capitol 1967 Live 1967-03-06, -23 Why Am I Treated So Bad! Capitol 1967 1967-06-12 1967-07-24 74 Miles Away Capitol 1967 1966-06-15, -22 1967-10-06, -13 Swingin' In Seattle, Live At The Penthouse Reel to Real 2019 Live 1967-12 1968-01 Radio Nights Night/Virgin 1990 Live 1968-09-23 1968-10-07 In Person – with Lou Rawls and Nancy Wilson Capitol 1968 1968-10-13, -14 Accent on Africa Capitol 1968 1969-12 or 1970-01 Country Preacher Capitol 1970 Live 1969-03-20 Liederhalle Stuttgart / March 20, 1969 Jazzhaus 2012 Live 1970-06 The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra [aka Experience in E] Capitol 1970 1970 Love, Sex, and the Zodiac Fantasy 1974 1970-09-19 1970-10-05, -06 The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free Capitol 1970 Partially live 1970 The Happy People Capitol 1972 1971-08-03, -09 The Black Messiah Capitol 1971 Live 1971 Music, You All Capitol 1976 Live 1973-06-04 Inside Straight Fantasy 1973 Live 1974 Pyramid Fantasy 1974 1975-02 1975-04 Phenix Fantasy 1975 1975 Big Man: The Legend of John Henry Fantasy 1975 1975-06-24, -25, -30 Lovers Fantasy 1976 1975-05-?? Cannonball – Volume One Dobre 1977 Live
Burnin' in Bordeaux: Live in France / 1969 (Elemental Music, 2024) Poppin' in Paris: Live at L'Olympia / 1972 (Elemental Music, 2024)
As sideman
With Nat Adderley Introducing Nat Adderley (Wing, 1955) To the Ivy League from Nat (EmArcy, 1956) That's Right! (EmArcy, 1960) In the Bag (Jazzland, 1962) Soul Zodiac (Capitol, 1972) Soul of the Bible (Capitol, 1972) Double Exposure (Prestige, 1975)
With Miles Davis Milestones (Columbia, 1958) Miles & Monk at Newport (Columbia, 1964) – live. also released on Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4. Porgy and Bess (Columbia, 1959) – recorded in 1958 Kind of Blue (Columbia, 1959) Jazz at the Plaza (Columbia, 1973) – live recorded in 1958 1958 Miles (Columbia, 1974)– recorded in 1958
With Ray Brown Ray Brown with the All-Star Big Band (Verve, 1962) Two for the Blues (Verve, 1966)
With others Kenny Clarke, Bohemia After Dark (Savoy, 1955) Sarah Vaughan, In the Land of Hi-Fi (EmArcy, 1955) Dinah Washington, In the Land of Hi-Fi (EmArcy, 1956) Milt Jackson, Plenty, Plenty Soul (Atlantic, 1957) Louis Smith, Here Comes Louis Smith (Blue Note, 1958) – credited as "Buckshot La Funke" Gil Evans, New Bottle Old Wine (World Pacific, 1958) John Benson Brooks, Alabama Concerto (Riverside, 1958) Machito, Kenya (Roulette, 1958) Paul Chambers, Go (Vee-Jay, 1959) Philly Joe Jones, Drums Around the World (Riverside, 1959) Jon Hendricks, A Good Git-Together (World Pacific, 1959) Jimmy Heath, Really Big! (Riverside, 1960) Sam Jones, The Chant (Riverside, 1961) Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Back Door Blues (Riverside, 1962) Oscar Peterson, Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band! (1962) Joe Williams, Joe Williams Live (Fantasy, 1973) Gene Ammons, Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux (Prestige, 1973) David Axelrod, Heavy Axe (Fantasy, 1974) Raul de Souza, Colors (Milestone, 1975) – recorded in 1974
As a producer The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!! (1960) – David "Fathead" Newman and James Clay A Portrait of Thelonious (1961) – Bud Powell A Tribute to Cannonball (1961) – Don Byas and Bud Powell
Compilations Discoveries (1955) – compiles alternate takes from Presenting Cannonball Adderley and Kenny Clarke's Bohemia After Dark Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits (1962) The Japanese Concerts (1975) – compiles Autumn Leaves and Nippon Soul The Best of Cannonball Adderley: The Capitol Years (1991) Deep Groove! The Best of Cannonball Adderley (1994) Sophisticated Swing: The EmArcy Small Group Sessions (1995) – compiles Sophisticated Swing, Cannonball Enroute, Cannonball's Sharpshooters, & Nat Adderley's To the Ivy League from Nat Greatest Hits: The Riverside Years (1998) Ultimate Cannonball Adderley (1999) compiled by Joe Zawinul Cannonball Adderley's Finest Hour (2001) The Definitive Cannonball Adderley (2002) Walk Tall: The David Axelrod Years (Stateside, 2006)[2CD]
References Cannonball Adderley Discography Project at JazzDisco.org. Accessed November 5, 2009. The Cannonball Adderley Rendez-vous at Cannonball-Adderley.com. Accessed November 5, 2009.