Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is perhaps best remembered by the general public for the 1966 soul jazz single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", which was written for him by his keyboardist Joe Zawinul and became a major crossover hit on the pop and R&B charts. A cover version by the Buckinghams, who added lyrics, also reached No. 5... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - #2: African Waltz - #3: The Jive Samba - #4: Why? (Am I Treated So Bad) - #5: Country Preacher| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1961 | African Waltz | 27 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 04/1961 | 27 | US 41 • US R&B 21 | MP3 | as Cannonball Adderley Orchestra instrumental [Riverside 457] written by Galt MacDermot | |||
| 2. | 1963 | Jazz Workshop Revisited | 13 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 02/1963 | 13 | US 66 | MP3 | [Riverside 4541] written by Nat Adderley | |||
| 3. | 1967 | Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! | 112 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 01/1967 | 112 | US 11 • US R&B 2 | MP3 | instrumental live [Capitol 5798] written by Joe Zawinul | |||
| 4. | 1967 | Why Am I Treated So Bad! | 13 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 04/1967 | 13 | US 73 • US R&B 46 | MP3 | as the Cannonball Adderley Quintet instrumental live [Capitol 5877] written by Roebuck Staples | |||
| 5. | 1970 | Country Preacher | 12 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 01/1970 | 12 | US 86 • US R&B 29 | MP3 | as the Cannonball Adderley Quintet instrumental live [Capitol 2698] written by Joe Zawinul | |||
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