Jazz for aficionados

Hope you like it, Frogman.  On a second listen today, sonics and playing are still great but song to song they aren't all of the same quality.  Some work better than others.  It's a pretty long recording...think they could have edited some stuff out (maybe).

Hello O - So I am listening to this Cannonball Adderly "74 Miles Away" and liking it.  Love live recordings where the crowd noise gives the music  a bump in energy and excitement.  Makes you feel like you are there.  

I found this track on Spotify but as part of an album called, "Cannonball Plays Zawinul" (the Cannonball Adderly Quintet, actually).  It is Track 1.  
I assume you knew/know about this recording. Any comments?  More fun hearing about it from you than looking it up on Wikipedia.  Once again hearing some good piano on this.  Need to find who else was playing in his quintet.

'74 Miles Away'.   Knew it sounded familiar.   I have that CD.  "The Best of Cannonball Adderley, The Capitol Years"

What I don't get is this, how can anyone like Adderley and The Jazz Pistols at the same time.

The Jazz Pistols, speaking of Tedious.

What would we do without the OP keeping everyone on track?

Cheers

What I don't get is this, how can anyone like Adderley and The Jazz Pistols at the same time.

Rok - I'm supposed to think you gave the Jazz Pistols a serious listen?  And further, based on your past couple screens worth of diatribe, why would I even attempt to explain?  Assuming I could!  Kinda like asking me how I can like Chocolate ice cream and Pistachio.  Ya get it or you don't.  

Here's a question for you...
Why you gotta be so surly?  It ain't like you don't have constructive things to offer but you always seem to wanna pick a fight.  

Later for that.  

re Cannonball Plays Zawinul...
An Amazon review and a link to the album liner notes:

http://albumlinernotes.com/Cannonball_Plays_Zawinul.html

4.0 out of 5 stars
adderley & zawinul = frantic fun
By William J. James on February 20, 2005
Format: Audio CD
Before there was WEATHER REPORT, Joe Zawinul made a significant contribution to jazz via his partnership with Cannonbal Adderly. Joe was the piano player in Adderly's band in the early 60's...a seemingly strange collaboration between a Southern born African American sax player and an Eastern European, classically trained pianist. But from the opening track, it works and it works to such a degree that this cd moves like a runaway train. There is, of course, Zawinul's hit MERCY, MERCY, MERCY which is atypical in the context of the other selections (but a great soulful, funky classic) but it is clear that Adderly recognized Zawinul's writing talent and gave him his due by playing his compositions exclusively on this recording. Adderly and Zawinul were on the cutting edge of jazz at the time this recording was made and their music stands not only as a foreshadow of what was to come but as a classic in its own right. The album SOUNDS like a live club date but the listener has to wonder if CAPITOL records once again made a studio recording with drinks and "friends" in attendance. It all just adds to the frantic fun these musicians appear to be having at this juncture of their celebrated careers. dr. Muse