Somethin' Else (Cannonball Adderley album)

Somethin' Else
Studio album by Cannonball Adderley
Released	August 1958[1]
Recorded	March 9, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz, hard bop, bebop
Length	43:41
Label	Blue Note BST 81595
Producer	Alfred Lion
Cannonball Adderley chronology
Cannonball's Sharpshooters (1958) Somethin' Else (1958) Portrait of Cannonball (1958)

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Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

Somethin' Else is a jazz album by saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, released on Blue Note Records in 1958. It is notable for the presence and prominent contributions of Miles Davis in one of his few recording dates for Blue Note. The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection."^[3]

Background

The album was recorded during Adderley's membership in the Miles Davis Sextet of 1958, and is one of the few post-1955 appearances of Miles Davis as a sideman. Indeed, Davis plays several of the first solos, composed the bluesy title track and, according to the liner notes, chose most of the material.^[4] "Autumn Leaves" would remain in the Davis book, and "Love for Sale" would be recorded by the Davis Sextet a little over two months later.^[5]

The twelve-bar blues "One for Daddy-O" was written by Adderley's brother Nat Adderley for Chicago radio DJ Holmes "Daddy-O" Daylie. At the end of that track, Davis can be heard addressing producer Alfred Lion, saying "is that what you wanted, Alfred?" Adderley and Davis would also be heard together on the 1958 Columbia Records release Milestones, as well as the 1959 landmark Kind of Blue, one of the most universally acclaimed jazz albums.

Reissue

On March 9, 1999, the album was released on compact disc as part of the Blue Note Rudy Van Gelder Editions series, all titles in the series remastered by Van Gelder himself. It included a bonus track entitled "Bangoon" or, originally and incorrectly, "Alison's Uncle," composed by pianist Hank Jones. More hard bop in tone than the rest of the record, the original title refers to the fact that the session took place shortly after the wife of Nat Adderley had given birth to a daughter named Alison, hence making Cannonball "Alison's Uncle."

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Autumn Leaves"	Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert	10:55
2.	"Love for Sale"	Cole Porter	7:01

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Somethin' Else"	Miles Davis	8:15
2.	"One for Daddy-O"	Nat Adderley	8:26
3.	"Dancing in the Dark"	Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz	4:07

1999 bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Bangoon"	Hank Jones	5:05

2013 Blue Note SHM-CD Remaster Edition (Japan Release)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Autumn Leaves"	Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert	10:55
2.	"Love for Sale"	Cole Porter	7:01
3.	"Somethin' Else"	Miles Davis	8:15
4.	"One for Daddy-O"	Nat Adderley	8:26
5.	"Dancing in the Dark"	Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz	4:07
6.	"Bangoon"	Hank Jones	5:05
7.	"Autumn Leaves" (Alternate Take)	Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert	9:33

Personnel

Musician

• Cannonball Adderley — alto saxophone
• Miles Davis — trumpet
• Hank Jones — piano
• Sam Jones — bass
• Art Blakey — drums

Production

• Alfred Lion — Producer
• Rudy Van Gelder — recording engineer

References

1. American Record Guide, September 1958
2. Somethin' Else at AllMusic
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. "Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 9. ISBN 0-14-102327-9.
4. Somethin' Else, Blue Note 95329-2, liner notes.
5. Kind of Blue deluxe edition, Columbia 27105-2, liner notes.

External links

• Blue Note 1595 - List of reissues