Cannonball Adderley



Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975), originally from Tampa, Florida, was a jazz alto saxophonist who mainly performed in small combos.

Quotes

 * A young tenor player was complaining to me that Coleman Hawkins made him nervous. Man, I told him Hawkins was supposed to make him nervous! Hawkins has been making other sax players nervous for forty years!
 * New to Jazz Artist page


 * I keep reverting (to Duke Ellington), he to me is the greatest ever and my favorite jazz philosopher, as such.
 * Interviewed by the "Chicago SEED" (November 1968)


 * There's no future without the past and anybody who doesn't really understand where jazz has come from has no right to try to direct where it's going.
 * Interviewed by the "Chicago SEED" (November 1968)