Cannonball Adderley

African Waltz

Cannonball Adderley - African Waltz

02/28/1961 | Ojc 

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All Music Guide Review

The music on this CD reissue is better than it should be. Cannonball Adderley had a fluke hit with "African Waltz" so a full album was recorded with the hope of coming up with additional hits. These 11 selections (which include "African Waltz") feature altoist Adderley backed by an 18-piece big band with arrangements provided by Ernie Wilkins and Bob Brookmeyer. The tunes clock in between two and five minutes and leave little room for much improvising by anyone other than Cannonball, his brother Nat on cornet, and pianist Wynton Kelly. There is some strong material on the set (including "West Coast Blues," "Stockholm Sweetnin'" and a remake of "This Here") but the results are not too substantial and this was not that big a seller; it is still a reasonably enjoyable effort. [Originally released in 1963, African Waltz was remastered on CD in 1993.] ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

African Waltz Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Something Different
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Something Different from African Waltz


  • 2
  • West Coast Blues
  • 4:04
  • Sound Clip for West Coast Blues from African Waltz


  • 3
  • Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for Smoke Gets in Your Eyes from African Waltz


  • 4
  • The Uptown
  • 2:15
  • Sound Clip for The Uptown from African Waltz


  • 5
  • Stockholm Sweetnin'
  • 3:41
  • Sound Clip for Stockholm Sweetnin' from African Waltz


  • 6
  • African Waltz
  • 2:12
  • Sound Clip for African Waltz from African Waltz


  • 7
  • Blue Brass Groove
  • 4:52
  • Sound Clip for Blue Brass Groove from African Waltz


  • 8
  • Kelly Blue
  • 3:51
  • Sound Clip for Kelly Blue from African Waltz


  • 9
  • Letter from Home
  • 2:00
  • Sound Clip for Letter from Home from African Waltz


  • 10
  • I'll Close My Eyes
  • 3:42
  • Sound Clip for I'll Close My Eyes from African Waltz


  • 11
  • This Here (*)
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for This Here (*) from African Waltz


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