Cannonball's Sharpshooters, originally released in 1958, documents alto saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley leading a quintet featuring cornetist Nat Adderley, pianist Junior Mance, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Jimmy Cobb. Recorded on March 4 and 6, 1958, at Bell Sound in New York City, the session captures the group just days before Adderley's recording session for Somethin' Else with Miles Davis, placing the album at a pivotal moment in his late-1950s trajectory. The ensemble presents a compact hard-bop program reflecting Adderley's blues-inflected phrasing alongside the harmonic language of modern bebop. The repertoire balances standards, bop vehicles, and originals, including Tadd Dameron's "Our Delight" and Thelonious Monk's "Straight, No Chaser." Adderley's trademark exuberance while leading an all-star lineup of 1950s jazz defines the character of this session. The Verve Vault series is always mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

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Deluxe two CD set. Never-before-released 1972 Concert at L'Olympia. Featuring Nat Adderley, George Duke, Walter Booker & Roy McCurdy. Include a 20-page booklet with rare photos; essays by jazz author Bob Blumenthal and producer Zev Feldman plus testimonies by Roy McCurdy, Tia Fuller, Lou Donaldson, & Vincent Herring, and a never-before-published Nat Adderley interview.

Deluxe two CD set. First official release of Cannonball Adderley's 1969 concert in Bordeaux. Featuring Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinful, Victor Gaskin, and Roy McCurdy. Includes an extensive booklet with rare photos; essays by jazz author Bob Blumenthal and producer Zev Feldman; plus testimonies by Roy McCurdy, Hal Galper, Chris Potter, and Michael Wolff.

Cannonball Adderley/Bill Evans - "Know What I Mean? (Original Jazz Classics Series)" / "Know What I Mean?" was originally released in 1960 as a collaboration between jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley and legendary pianist Bill Evans, along with the rhythm section of the Modern Jazz Quartet, Percy Heath (bass) and Connie Kay (drums). This new edition of the album is released as part of the OJC Series and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI with (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. It is presented in a Tip-On Jacket.

With the tenor saxophone of John Coltrane joining Cannonball Adderley's alto on two tracks, this exciting 1959 session boasts the same band featured on Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, sans Miles and Bill Evans, as they through a lively set of blues and ballads. Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.