Label: Capitol
(From A Bad Lp.)
Jazz
I've had the vinyl copy of 'Cannonball Adderley Quintet and Orchestra' for many years now and it a rare treasure - a more angular and experimental Adderley, much less lyrical than he usually was. It has three compositions on it: 'Dialogues for Jazz Quintet & Orchestra' (12:39); 'Tensity' (12:38) and 'Experience in E' (20:00) by Joe Zawinul and William Fischer and it was the inclusion of the latter track as an extra on 'Domination' that made me buy this cd to tide me over till the whole aforementioned album with Orchestra makes it to silver disc. 'Domination' is good in itself- the arrangements by Oliver Nelson are inventive and everyone plays up a storm. It's a good example of the jazz great with orchestra genre and probably Adderley's best in that field (certainly bolder and more swinging than his '...and Strings' album) but a great album overall? Adderley has better but then he is a titan and even a somewhat lesser album like this still knocks most other people's for six. Perhaps I should give it four stars instead of three but I think I'll reserve that for the braver 'The Cannonball Adderley Quintet and Orchestra' when it turns up on cd. 'Domination' is fun, varied and occasionally smoking like a lot of other Adderley albums and that's reason enough to buy it anyway. With a player of the calibre of Adderley you're spoilt for choice and this is a choice certainly worth making.
ps: FYI: The version of 'Experience in E' on this disc has been remixed and has had some sounds excised from it to bring it closer to the piece's original intentions.
By Noel A. Hodda.
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CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET AND ORCHESTRA:
Nat Adderley- Cornet
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley- Alto sax
Joe Zawinul- Electric piano
Walter Booker- Bass
Roy McCurdy- Drums
ORCH;
Trumpet- Freddie Hill, Paul Hubinon
Trombone- Dick Leith, Dick Hyde
French Horn- David Duke, Art Maebe
Saxaphones- Gene Cipriano, Jackie Kelso
Flute, clarinet, piccolo- Bill Green
Flute, piccolo- Jim Horn
Oboe- Ernie Watts, Jerry Kasper
Bassoon- Don Christlieb
Arco Bass- Ray Brown
Mallets- Gary Coleman
Percussion- John Arnold
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1. William Fischer, Josef Zawunil - Experience In E not rated 20:00
2. David Axelrod - Tensity not rated 12:38
3. Lalo Schifrin - Dialogues For Jazz Quintet And Orchestra not rated 12:39
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