Cannonball Adderley: Love for Sale
Musicians:
Cannonball Adderley (alto sax), Miles Davis (trumpet), Hank Jones (piano), Sam Jones (bass), Art Blakey (drums).
Composed by Cole Porter
.Recorded: Hackensack, N.J, March 9, 1958
Rating: 92/100 (learn more)
Cannonball Adderley joined Miles Davis’s band a few months before this session, and Davis played a major part in the recording, often assuming the role of leader. On “Love For Sale,” Davis merely plays the melody and leaves the improvisation to Adderley. After a florid piano introduction, a two-bar Latin interlude leads into Davis’s two-beat exposition of the tune. Davis’s statement is followed by a return of the interlude, which then sets up a driving four-four where Adderley pulls out all the stops and demonstrates why he was one of the most gifted and individualistic of the disciples of Charlie Parker.
Reviewer: David Franklin
Tags: 1950s jazz · cole porter covers · love for sale
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