Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
Alto Sax Solo on
Straight, No Chaser

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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 twenty choruses of the 12-bar Blues form at a brisk 303 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 3:12. Adderley then delivers twenty choruses of alto that match Coltrane's intensity with a more blues-rooted approach. Recorded live at The Plaza Hotel, New York, New York, on September 9, 1958. 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.