Cannonball's Sharpshooters Explained

Cannonball's Sharpshooters
Type:	Album
Artist:	Cannonball Adderley
Cover:	Cannonball's Sharpshooters.jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	March 4, & 6, 1958
Studio:	Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:19 (original LP)
Label:	EmArcy MG 36135
Prev Title:	Cannonball Enroute
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Somethin' Else
Next Year:	1958

Cannonball's Sharpshooters is the seventh album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, and his second released on the EmArcy label, featuring performances with Nat Adderley, Junior Mance, Sam Jones, and Jimmy Cobb.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and states "Excellent bebop comes from the great altoist Cannonball Adderley and his original quintet".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Our Delight" (Tadd Dameron) - 4:38
2. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 5:02
3. "Fuller Bop Man" (Gil Fuller) - 3:43
4. "Jubilation" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) - 5:25
5. "Stay on It" (Dameron) - 4:38
6. "If I Love Again" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 5:27
7. "Straight, No Chaser" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:26
8. "Fuller Bop Man" [alternate take] (Gil Fuller) - 8:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
   • Recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City on March 4 (tracks 1–2, 4 & 7) and March 6 (tracks 3, 5–6 & 8), 1958

Personnel

• Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet Junior Mance - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Jimmy Cobb - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/cannonball-adderley/catalog/#emarcy-mg-36135 Cannonball Adderley discography
2. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r134273|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed 14 October 2009