| Plus | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Cannonball Adderley Quintet |
| Cover: | The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Plus.jpg |
| Released: | Mid November 1961[1] |
| Recorded: | May 11, 1961 |
| Studio: | Plaza Sound (New York City) |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 42:21 original LP 54:33 CD reissue |
| Label: | Riverside RLP 12-388 |
| Producer: | Orrin Keepnews |
| Chronology: | Cannonball Adderley |
| Prev Title: | African Waltz |
| Prev Year: | 1961 |
| Next Title: | Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley |
| Next Year: | 1961 |
Plus is an album by Cannonball Adderley Quintet released on the Riverside label featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Wynton Kelly, Victor Feldman, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes.[2]
The two additional tracks added on the CD reissue, an alternate take of "Lisa" and "O.P.", were discovered in the mid-1980s. The latter is named after Oscar Pettiford, but features a different lineup; for instance, Adderley does not play on it. Producer Keepnews speculated that the second cellist playing was Ron Carter.[3]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and states "The music falls between funky soul-jazz and hard bop, and each of the performances (particularly 'Star Eyes' and 'Well You Needn't') is enjoyable."[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars stating "Plus brings in Wynton Kelly on a few tracks, enabling Feldman to play some more vibes, but it's otherwise a routine Adderley band date".[5]
Bonus tracks on CD: