Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
Alto Sax Solo on
Somethin' Else

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Julian "Cannonball" Adderley's alto sax solo is the second of 3 solos on this recording, following Miles Davis's trumpet and before Hank Jones's closing piano statement. Spanning seven choruses of the 12-Bar form at a medium-up 159 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 2:08. Somethin' Else remains one of the most discussed albums in jazz, partly because of the Davis-Adderley dynamic and partly because the music itself achieves a perfect balance of accessibility and artistic depth. Julian "Cannonball" Adderley was 29 to 30 years old at the time of this 1958 recording.

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley was 29 to 30 years old at the time.