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Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 - August 8, 1975), originally from Tampa, Florida was a jazz saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s.
Cannonball first gained national attention as a member of the
Miles Davis sextet, appearing with Davis,
John Coltrane, and other jazz giants on Kind of Blue, one of the best-selling and most highly regarded jazz albums in history.
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet featured Cannonball on alto sax and his brother
Nat Adderley on cornet. Adderley's first quintet was not that successful. However, after leaving
Miles Davis' group, he reformed another, again with his brother, which enjoyed quite a bit more success.The Quintet and other combos included such noted musicians as pianist
Joe Zawinul (later of Weather Report),
Art Blakey, and Yusef Lateef.
The nickname "Cannonball" was a corruption of "cannibal", a childhood nickname for the portly saxophonist. An articulate speaker with an easy manner, Cannonball educated, amused, and informed his audiences in clubs and on television about the art and moods of jazz (he was a music teacher before beginning his jazz career).
Songs made famous by Cannonball and his bands include 'Work Song' and 'Mercy, Mercy, Mercy' (written by
Joe Zawinul).
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