Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball Enroute (1958) {2013 Japan Jazz The Best Series 24-bit Remaster UCCU-9961}

Cannonball Enroute is the sixth album by the jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, and his first released on the Mercury label, featuring performances with Nat Adderley, Junior Mance, Sam Jones, and Jimmy Cobb. Cannonball Adderley's enroute to a great jazz legacy here – stepping out in a groove that begins to show some of the soul jazz modes he was forging at the end of the 50s – a great change from the straighter bop styles of his early years! The lineup here is a wonderful early expression of the familiar Adderley groove – with brother Nat Adderley on cornet, Junior Mance on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums – with Mance and Jones bringing an especially nice bottom end to the record – one that gets things moving in a very soulful way! Titles include "Porky", "Hoppin John", "That Funky Train", "I'll Remember April", and "18th Century Ballroom".

Personnel:
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley - saxophone
Nat Adderley – cornet
Julian Mance - piano
Sam Jones - bass
Jim Cobb - drums

tracklist:
01 - A Foggy Day
02 - Hoppin' John
03 - 18th Century Ballroom
04 - That Funky Train
05 - Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)
06 - I'll Remember April
07 - Porky
08 - The Way You Look Tonight