Cannonball's Bossa Nova Explained

Cannonball's Bossa Nova
Type:	Album
Artist:	Cannonball Adderley
Cover:	Cannonball's Bossa Nova cover.jpg
Released:	July 1963^[1]
Recorded:	December 7, 1962 (#1–2, 6) December 10, 1962 (#3, 7–8) December 11, 1962 (#4–5) New York City
Genre:	Jazz, bossa nova
Length:	34:46
Label:	Riverside RLP 455
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Prev Title:	Jazz Workshop Revisited
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Nippon Soul
Next Year:	1964

Cannonball's Bossa Nova is a 1962 album by jazz musician Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. First released on Riverside in 1963, the album was reissued on Capitol Records several times with different covers and titles.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Al Campbell awarded the album 2 stars and states: "Unfortunately this release contains little fire, as Adderley didn't get much rehearsal time with these musicians. Combined with the repetitious nature of the Bossa Nova these proceedings can get tedious."^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "Cannonball's Bossa Nova finds Adderley on a Brazilian vacation, with some of the local talent. Little more than a sweet-natured excursion into some of the indigenous music, it's a pleasing diversion." ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Clouds" (Durval Ferreira, Maurício Einhorn) – 4:54
2. "Minha Saudade" (João Donato) – 2:22
3. "Corcovado" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 6:44
4. "Batida Differente" (Ferreira, Einhorn) – 3:25
5. "Joyce's Samba" (Ferreira, Einhorn) – 3:12
6. "Groovy Samba" (Sérgio Mendes) – 4:59
7. "O Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved)" (Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, João Gilberto) – 7:47
8. "Sambop" (Ferreira, Einhorn) – 3:34

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

9. "Corcovado" [Alternate Take] – 5:35
10. "Clouds" [Single Version] – 2:41

Personnel

• Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
• The musicians forming the loosely studio group "Bossa Rio Sextet of Brazil",^[5] were:
• Sérgio Mendes - piano
• Durval Ferreira - guitar
• Octavio Bailly, Jr. - bass
• Dom Um Romão - drums
• Pedro Paulo - trumpet (#2, 4–5, 7–8)
• Paulo Moura - alto saxophone (#2, 4–5, 7–8)

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=WgsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Cannonball+Bossa+Nova+455&pg=PA35 Billboard July 27, 1963
2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/capitol/previews/600-2999.pdf Capitol Records discography
3. Campbell, A. Allmusic Review, accessed February 22, 2013.
4. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton. Brian Morton (Scottish writer). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 8th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2006. Penguin. London. 978-0-141-02327-4. 10. registration.
5. The "Sexteto Bossa Rio" was a working name of studio musicians accompanying Sérgio Mendes on his 1961 album Dance Moderno. After the recording of the album "Cannonball's Bossa Nova" in 1963 the group evolved into the group "Bossa Rio", separating from Mendes, who left Brazil in 1963 to pursue his musical career in the USA.