Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
Alto Sax Solo on
Green Dolphin Street

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Julian "Cannonball" Adderley's alto sax solo is the third of 4 solos on this recording, following John Coltrane's tenor sax and before Bill Evans's closing piano statement. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar ABAB' form at a medium-up 154 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 1:47. Coltrane follows with two intense choruses of tenor, then Adderley contributes two choruses of alto with characteristic bluesy exuberance. This was recorded on Miles Davis's 32nd birthday at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City. 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.