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This wondrously relaxed blowing session was recorded in 1958 when Julian "Cannonball" Adderley was a member of Miles Davis's group--the one that recorded Kind of Blue--and the date is as much the trumpeter's as it is the altoist's. Davis's voice is much in evidence, from the subdued fire of the ballads to the crackling flames of the title tune, while Adderley's creamy alto invokes earlier swing and blues masters as well as Charlie Parker. The ballads and long, medium-tempo blues are complemented superbly by the thoughtful voicings of pianist Hank Jones and the great rhythm section of bassist Sam Jones and Art Blakey, who distinguished every session they participated in together. While Davis's Columbia recordings of the period were often ambitious and groundbreaking music, this Blue Note date is a more casual masterpiece. --Stuart Broomer

Release Date: 1993-06-23, Audio CD, Ojc

Release Date: 1990-10-25, Audio CD, Pablo

Release Date: 1996-01-30, Audio CD, Grp Records

Release Date: 2001-03-24, Audio CD, Polygram Int'l

Release Date: 2004-06-29, Audio CD, Blue Note Records

Release Date: 2001-04-24, Audio CD, Verve

Brown, Ray - Black Orpheus - CD EVIDENCE JAZZ.

Release Date: 1990-10-25, Audio CD, Polygram Records