Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
Alto Sax Solo on
Freddie Freeloader

About

Taking the 4th solo, this alto sax improvisation spans five choruses of the 12-bar blues at a medium swing tempo of 130 BPM. Cannonball Adderley brings five choruses of alto saxophone that overflow with the soulful exuberance and melodic generosity that made him one of the most beloved players in jazz. The 12-bar blues form provides a familiar harmonic framework that invites inventive melodic and rhythmic exploration. Situated between John Coltrane's tenor sax solo and Paul Chambers's turn on acoustic bass, it occupies a pivotal spot in the arrangement.

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley was 30 to 31 years old at the time.