CANNONBALL ADDERLEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA — African Waltz (1961-2000) 20 Bit Remastered Series | Two Version | APE + FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

The music on African Waltz is better than it should be. Cannonball Adderley had a fluke hit with "African Waltz," so a full album was recorded with the hopes of coming up with additional hits. These 11 selections (which include "African Waltz") feature altoist Adderley backed by an 18-piece big band with arrangements provided by Ernie Wilkins and Bob Brookmeyer. The tunes clock in between two and five minutes and leave little room for much improvising by anyone other than Cannonball, his brother Nat on cornet, and pianist Wynton Kelly. There is some strong material on the set (including "West Coast Blues," "Stockholm Sweetnin'" and a remake of "This Here"), but the results are not too substantial and this was not that big a seller but it is still a reasonably enjoyable effort. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 Something Different 2:59
Written-By – Chuck Mangione
2 West Coast Blues 4:02
Soloist – Bob Brookmeyer
Written-By – Wes Montgomery
3 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 3:00
Written-By – Kern, Harbach
4 The Uptown 2:12
Written-By – Junior Mance
5 Stockholm Sweetin' 3:37
Written-By – Quincy Jones
6 African Waltz 2:08
Written-By – McDermott, Mitchell, Sachs
7 Blue Brass Band 4:46
Soloist – Oliver Nelson
Written-By – Nat Adderley
8 Kelly Blue 3:46
Written-By – Wynton Kelly
9 Letter From Home 1:55
Soloist [Piccolo Flute] – Jerome Richardson
Written-By – Mance
10 I'll Close My Eyes 3:39
Written-By – Reid, Kaye
11 This Here 3:00
Written-By – Bobby Timmons
Credits :
Alto Saxophone, Flute – George Dorsey
Alto Saxophone, Soloist – Cannonball Adderley
Arranged By – Bob Brookmeyer (tracks: 5, 10), Ernie Wilkins (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 9, 11)
Baritone Saxophone – Arthur Clarke
Bass – Sam Jones
Conductor – Ernie Wilkins
Congas – Ray Barretto (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 11)
Drums – Charlie Persip, Louis Hayes
Drums [African] – Michael Olatunji (tracks: 6, 8)
Piano – Wynton Kelly
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Oliver Nelson
Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo Flute – Jerome Richardson
Trombone – Arnett Sparrow (tracks: 6, 8), Bob Brookmeyer (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 11), George Matthews  (tracks: 6, 8), Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 11), Paul Faulise
Trumpet – Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Joe Newman (tracks: 6, 8), Nick Travis (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 11)
Trumpet, Soloist – Nat Adderley
Tuba – Don Butterfield