Domination (Cannonball Adderley album) explained

Domination
Type:	Album
Artist:	Cannonball Adderley
Cover:	Dominaton_(Cannonball_Adderley_album).jpg
Released:	June 1965^[1]
Recorded:	April 26, 1965 & May 20, 1970 (bonus track)
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	David Axelrod
Chronology:	Cannonball Adderley
Prev Title:	Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	Money in the Pocket
Next Year:	1966

Domination is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Capitol label featuring performances by Adderley with an orchestra conducted by Oliver Nelson.^{[2] [3]} The CD release added the bonus track "Experience in E" composed by Joe Zawinul and originally released on the 1970 album The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra.^[4]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album three stars, and states: "While not an essential or pivotal recording in Cannonball Adderley's career, Domination is one of few big-band joint efforts, an intriguing studio-produced sidebar in his otherwise stellar discography."^[5] The All About Jazz review by Chris May calls the album "a curio for Cannonball fans, but something of more substantial interest to those interested in Zawinul's trajectory".^[6] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3½ stars, stating: "Both Adderleys feature through a series of monumental sounding charts by Oliver Nelson - which come through mightily in an exemplary remastering - on some very enterprising material."^[7]

Track listing

All compositions by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley except as indicated

1. "Domination" - 3:37
2. "Cyclops" (Nat Adderley) - 4:40
3. "Introduction to a Samba" - 5:08
4. "Shake a Lady" (Ray Bryant) - 3:00
5. "Interlude" (Jay Jay Johnson) - 4:49
6. "Mystified (aka Angel Face)" (Joe Zawinul) - 3:45
7. "I Worship You" (Cole Porter) - 6:17
8. "Gon Gong" (Victor Feldman) - 3:31
9. "Experience in E" (William Fischer, Zawinul) - 20:11

• Recorded at Capitol Studios in New York City, NY on April 26, 1965 (tracks 1-8) and Los Angeles, CA on May 20, 1970 (track 9)

Personnel

• Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
• Nat Adderley - cornet, trumpet
• Jimmy Maxwell, Jimmy Nottingham, Clark Terry, Snooky Young - trumpet (tracks 1-8)
• Jimmy Cleveland, Willie Dennis, Jay Jay Johnson - trombone (tracks 1-8)
• Don Butterfield - tuba (tracks 1-8)
• Marshal Royal, Phil Woods - alto saxophone (tracks 1-8)
• Budd Johnson - tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute (tracks 1-8)
• Bob Ashton - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute (tracks 1-8)
• Danny Bank - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute (tracks 1-8)
• Joe Zawinul - piano, electric piano
• Richard Davis (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8), Sam Jones (tracks 3-6), Walter Booker (track 9) - bass
• Grady Tate (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8), Louis Hayes (tracks 3-6), Roy McCurdy (track 9) - drums
• Unidentified percussion (tracks 3, 4 & 6)
• Unidentified 42-piece orchestra (track 9)
• Oliver Nelson (tracks 1-8) William Fischer (track 9) - conductor, arranger

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billboard. June 12, 1965.
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/cannonball-adderley/catalog/#capitol-st-2203 Cannonball Adderley discography
3. http://www.bsnpubs.com/capitol/previews/600-2999.pdf Capitol Records discography
4. Allmusic Review
5. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed February 26, 2010
6. May, C. Domination Review All About Jazz, August 27, 2005.
7. 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.