Cannonball Adderley Quintet feat. Joe Zawinul (Oslo, 1969) NRK (c)

"Experience in E", "Morning of the Carnival", "Work Song" og "Walk Tall".
Cannonball Adderely (sax), Joe Zawinul (Piano), Nat Adderley (cornet), Victor Gaskin (bass), Roy McCurdy (drums).
From Centralteatret, Oslo, 1969.

[@tommcdonough9029]

Zawinul's comb-over is award-winning!

[@muonani]

in Finland it's called "loan-blanket".

[@scotteilers5626]

That’s what you got out of that 23 minutes?

[@Hithere-ek4qt]

With all the garbage that’s on KZbin, it’s refreshing to find something of value. Cannonball was a treasure.

[@777morgan3]

ONE OF THE GREATEST ALTOIST PERIOD

[@callmemonkh9020]

Miles said he was a little arrogant; and you couldn't tell him anything, because he had a chip on his shoulder from being an educator....a little...

[@callmemonkh9020]

Hes DEFINITELY better, than Kenny Garrett....

[@alanscott6836]

A collective of great musicians who could play the written note and also improv their asses off. It's Art Jim

[@Capajazz]

The sound of Cannonball's alto is absolutely magnificent. If God has a voice that's what it sounds!

[@Hithere-ek4qt]

Since God doesn’t exist, he has no voice, Cannonball had a great voice. We’re lucky to have heard it.

[@user-qd2zt3hf9r]

That's alright brother.God still loves u, no matter what u think!!!

[@collegecarcompany1]

Cannonball exudes class and dignity, heaping praise upon his bandmates most effusively while adding poignant commentary to the pieces. Can't say enough good about him.

[@timcharles5476]

True, he was an eloquent and sophisticated spokesman for jazz and was on a par with Duke, imho.

[@uroparopa]

hahaha take the dictionary out of your mouth mate

[@dominikseljan3043]

Well said

[@the5thYearSeniors]

Yeah, why sound intelligent when you can sound like a vociferous moron. Haha

[@tgeer123]

I think you actually did say enough

[@marcgambell2767]

Cannonball Adderly. Such a class act.

[@mybedcavour8104]

What a wonderful world ...... it was.....

[@dtrolan]

Saw these guys in Washington DC just after Joe Zawinul had written Snake in the Grass. What a night ... what a great group of musicians.

[@robertvonbargen8677]

Roy McCurdy still around town, playing gigs in LA. I get to chat him up once in awhile. Numbers like this and 74 Miles Away gave him a chance to really stretch out with time sigs.

[@jazzwarrior7206]

I'm a bit of a fan of Roy's work with Cannonball ( - only just finished typing a comment about his under-the-radar genius minutes ago on another Cannon' vid!) - just love his feel (in either swing or straight grooves), and appreciate his attention to what is happening with the mood of the music, a subtle skill beyond just reacting to ideas being played in the moment. If you're still bumping into him, please tell him for me, that an Aussie piano player & drummer appreciates his contributions greatly !

[@EuphratTigris]

@@jazzwarrior7206 Pianist Joe Zawinul was Austrian, not Australian, so I guess “Aussie“ is not quite right.

[@jazzwarrior7206]

@@EuphratTigris Dude - it's ME who's the Aussie piano player ... think I know where I'm from mate, and the {irrelevant} fact that Joe Zawinul is Austrian was NEVER lost on me since the first time I read about him 30 years ago. I see ya typin' but ya ain't sayin' nuthin.

[@leomiles8658]

00:40 Experience in E 08:00 Manha De Carnaval 13:38 Work Song (intro) 14:05 Work Song 20:56 Walk Tall

[@user-tk2qy7bp4s]

thankyooooou

[@canadianman000]

And the best tuned Wurlitzer I've ever heard.

[@ayndowney9401]

Love it 😂😊

[@CaptainBackFat]

Oslo in '69. Holy hell, I wish I had a time machine for concerts. I could have chilled with my uncle and watched this killer show. May uncle Jock rest in peace!

[@rosavitiello8500]

Maestri che hanno ispirato la musica dopo di loro ❤❤❤❤

[@henrywasserman]

I've never heard Cannon sound quite like this.. awesome and spacey

[@GeoffBournes]

@Henry Wasserman. This is what I'm saying! His influence on contemporary alto sax playing or sax players in general is wider than I thought.

[@mikewoodman2872]

Agreed. Never heard Cannonball - the beacon of hard boppin' tonality - take a walk on the 'free' side.

[@alankirkby465]

@@mikewoodman2872 Hello to you, Just came across this site by chance. Yours comment concerning Julians, playing on this gig very interesting ( by the way, this isn't a criticism your comment ) Peace to all.

[@mikewoodman2872]

@@alankirkby465 thanks, and you as well.

[@johndanter2246]

Me neither, but it's terrific, less brilliant soulbop but freer, he even sounds like a bit like Coltrane at the start and Nat a touch Miles - Joe Zawinuls input after Bobby Timmons maybe, but anyway, a great post, thanks.

[@michaelstraughn6625]

The "Work Song" came in on FIRE!!!

[@georgehuffert5157]

Cannonball has always been a favorite of mine

[@jacekr2655]

So glad I got to see them live back in the day. They were above the rest of the pack!

[@FelixRamirezMedia]

shout out to the awesome job they did filming this. great shots.

[@TheRealUncleBeef]

Felix Ramirez you can actually see everyone who's playing and not just the frontman. A rare treat

[@pmj-artmusic7790]

Sound capture is also very competent for the year, beside being a bit flat, relative to today's tastes and tech.

[@lowellbrittiii867]

@@TheRealUncleBeef☝ 7 77gv 'll 6.6. ?

[@TheRealUncleBeef]

@@lowellbrittiii867 yes

[@calebtuskossmann]

Experience in E is such a dope composition

[@rodneygolden2796]

Poignant, yet refreshingly happy, wistful tear-jerker; In Memoriam to the whole era/affair.

[@habdman]

The sound of that bass!

[@thedamndiz2343]

I no, sounds fuckin great!!

[@Drivethebeat]

The freakin' amazing things that were about to hear from that dude on piano..

[@miscellanyman263]

Yeah, like Joe (Zawinul) communed with Nature, then came back a very different musician.

[@FreeCorps1984]

He had already contributed to Miles Davis at this point on In A Silent Way, and maybe Bitches Brew

[@timothymayo7522]

@@FreeCorps1984 , frankly it was Miles who introduced the electric piano to move jazz to the modern ellements that exist today spawning Weather Report, Return to Forever and other future fuzzion style of bands. Expanded the music....

[@RASTAxSKATE]

@@timothymayo7522 miles gave credit to Larry Coryell actually. But they were all moving in this direction.

[@desperatetimes5873]

Man,so glad to see and hear this video! Music as so great worldwide and jazz was still doing well! Rock made a dent but that simple sh!t could not compete with real music!

[@matteogazzolo1]

They play with fresh ideas! Music still alive!

[@quitefrankly6815]

Spectacular performance!

[@yassveena]

Oh man i simply adore 'this kind of sixties sound' although it's most unique and brilliant. What a treasure to have a high quality video like this!!

[@dieterammann4]

My favorite alto player. Wonderful.

[@codydafoe2951]

finaly i get to hear joe on accoustic piano

[@thebritandtheyank3821]

Spectacular, innovative, stunningly musical, and a look ahead at things to come.

[@GeoffBournes]

@Eric blachman so many great things as a result of this alone. Way ahead or perhaps we have to catch up.

[@clearview360x]

my name is Julian, I'm in my late 50s and my Paps who is pushing 90, just sent me this link to check... think the old man's tryin to tell the young man something?!

[@Hazardous541]

The NRK performances are the best live and sound at the same time.

[@earospace]

Thanks, maybe you are right. We had one channel owned by the state, and they used full resources on every program they made, so the Equipment was probably top notch for the time.

[@colinthorn]

You're right. Superb sound quality

[@rodneygolden2796]

I saw this group (or an analog-recombinant version thereof) at The (FIRST) Hampton Jazz Festival at Hampton University (then Hampton Institute) in Hampton, VA. as a child (11yrs.old). My Mom, her, friend and co-worker/soror, my aunt and uncle in tow took me along. Jimmy Smith was on the bill I believe too, and Wes Montgomery was slated to appear, but had just (within days/maybe weeks) passed on from heart failure, which was announced to the shock and disappointment of the audience. Sly and The Family Stone were there as well. I 'think' they (Sly and Co.) were subbing for the absence of Mr. Montgomery. I don't remember who else was on the bill. I'll have to look that up. So that must have been 1968. Cannonball's group was a major attraction. More memories of better days. I don't need to go into a life-long story about my love of every Cannonball musical aggregation. What a(nother) teacher!

[@glennwilliams2006]

Never referred to his self as DR. But held a PHD in music. I believe that festival was Marian Mekeba Herbie Man I saw the same show in Philly. When they announced that West Montgomery had died everybody in the stadium lit a match. Hugh Masekela Hell of a show.

[@GeoffBournes]

Just discovered this now . 8 never knew cannon could hear this far out. Wow. I think greg Osby heard this. Very strong parallels

[@sherbetdab1200]

Great tunes, playing, sound and camera work plus the coolest comb over you’ll ever see.

[@craigford4641]

Truly one of the finest 🎷 players to have walked on this Earth! Great video!

[@diddywahdaddy]

Damn, this is almost too good!

[@alfredoremus4409]

Cannonball que maravillaso saxofonista! Que maravilla Joe Zawinul cuando tocaba Jazz! Un quintetazo!

[@fernandocondesangenis5310]

Linda "Manhã de Carnaval" bela música brasileira. Congratulations desde Rio de Janeiro, Brazil !!!

[@maxwesmont]

Superior, thanks for sharing. Gotta love Cannonball‘s anouncements and the fact that he smokes a cig after his solo at 16:06. What a great Band.

[@cheesechoker]

And keeps playing with the lit cigarette in his hand?? Legend

[@elenaanele8211]

I just going to lit another one, 🖤❤️

[@_JellyDonut_]

It's rough and tough in this ghetto, lot of funny stuff going down but you got to walk tall!

[@sherbetdab1200]

Jelly Donut - Live at Operation Basket might be around the time Joe took some acid.

[@miscellanyman263]

Oh My God. Nat's tone is amazing. Love Joe (Zawinul)'s look and dress manner -- like, later with that Classical Stuff, lemme get my groove on wit choo fellas lol. Gaskin, he be'a GROOVIN'. Ron Carter, you wish you could. Cannon, love you with Miles. Oh My God! RIP, fellas! Roy is still here and I wonder if he schooled at the same time as Ron (Carter) at Eastman?

[@rifkol4403]

Tour de role many treasures pertes proff

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Zawinul and Victor Feldman were two of the more interesting pianists in that group.

[@jamesprice9140]

Greatest of All time Mercy Mercy Mercy

[@Odin_Limaye]

Whole performance is fire, but Work Song is especially amazing!

[@lluisaguascaribot9163]

Cannonball en aquesta ocasió, tan ben acompanyat, fent gala de la seva gran versatilitat a més d'adaptant-se a les tendències del moment. Sempre molt recomanable.

[@nancyeckroad-haney7309]

Another great download from the true lovers of jazz, the European archives (mostly Scandinavian) who managed to always record and memorialize American jazz artists. Something US never did. Luckily we have this treasure trove of lost performances. Thank you Lasse P.

[@markcenci8000]

I came on this comment board to make the same observation and praise of Europeans.

[@earospace]

Thanks, enjoy!

[@AntarblueGarneau]

Sounds like Cannon had been listening to Trane, Ornette, Pharoah Sanders et al. Gone are the "Bird flights!" Beautiful!)))

[@raefblack7906]

for real.

[@Gmastaflex]

bra pharoah is still kickin

[@redinhodaflauta1269]

But you can still clearly hear the Benny Carter influence (his greatest influence of all!) - in the sound during his reading of the melody in Luiz Bonfá's "Manhã de Carnaval".

[@docsaxman]

He played with Trane brother as you know, he didn't have to listen to him, Nat and Cannon were moving with the music, you can here the effect of all the players on each other, Miles, Nat, Cannon, Trane, Sonny, it was organic because they got to play almost every night, make income, have homes, and play with each other. It seems the influence of Lennie Tristano, Ornette, Eric, Trane was touching everyone, and vice versa, as Cannon had touched all alto players. Bird had just passed away when Cannon made his debut in NY, so well.....as Lou Donaldson said, good timing for Cannon. Life....

[@rosavitiello8500]

❤❤❤👏👏🎉🎷🎶🎼✨✨

[@pvelectric]

I used to study and sort of copy Cannonball's "introductions" to his solos. Played at the Lighthouse with the Santa Monica High School "danceband." We won the Hollywood Bowl "Battle of the Bands" in 1964. I was on the stage's turn-around on Baritone Ax.

[@pvelectric]

Played at Shelly's Mann Hole after the gig. Owner told us at the club's table about how Bird came upon everyone "suddenly!." Shelly's drummer, "Big" Dan Bagasal on trumpet. Me on alto sax. The tenor sax man , I've forgotten his name. But he sounded a lot like Warren Marsh. I borrowed his read once. Forgot to return it. and he said to me, "Geesus Greg, f__k you." I said "Yeah, you're right, man."

[@pvelectric]

Channel 9 newsman in L.A., around 2:00 PM, announced Adderley's death, saying "All you have to do to become like Cannonball Adderley, is to play better than everyone else in the world."

[@agnusize]

Que beleza! Em 1972 tive o prazer de assistir uma apresentação dele no teatro Municipal de São Paulo!

[@cordoar]

pela foto devia ser bem jovem.

[@realquirkyvideos1197]

Incredible video thanks so much for posting this… What a great example of this legendary lineup

[@earospace]

Enjoy!

[@ailishbethd4033]

What a truly amazing concert! So grateful for this. Thank you!

[@earospace]

Enjoy!

[@wrenokow]

I have the same name as this dude. My dad definitely picked the right name for me.

[@davidarnett5154]

Love seeing a young Zawinul...

[@softteu]

What a quality!!!! Thanks for upload this

[@earospace]

Enjoy!

[@boodabill]

Nice use of dynamics to structure the solos in the first piece.

[@crustafari]

Beautiful

[@ivark8201]

Zawinul hadde bra hentesveis. Nydelig musikk.

[@gerhardbitter1581]

Dies ist eine legendäre Aufnahme von einem Live-Konzert mit dem Cannonball Adderley Quintet aus dem Jahre 1969. Parallel zu dieser Musik erstand damals der sogenannte Freejazz. Aber der "Freejazz" hatte die Elemente der Musik wie Rhythmus, Melodie und Harmonie total ignoriert und konnte daher nicht wirklich überleben. Das Cannonball Adderley Quintet hat schon damals total frei gespielt und das ohne musikalische Elemente zu ignorieren. Alle Musiker improvisieren frei über die Themen und die jeweilige Form. Kunst ist die Freiheit in der Form.

[@bolsesolheim7469]

Thank you Lasse Cannonball er min absolutte favoritt de siste 50 år! !!

[@mickdevlin]

This is incredible. I've never heard Nat play so well and reflective!

[@drprfssrprft4511]

flipping surreal as hek. all these pans and stage props nuts. Lovin cannadd more n more

[@tellarjj]

So good to that time !

[@simemoric5179]

Jako lijepo odsvirano

[@byrdland1956]

1969年　小生が中一でジャズを聴き始めたころの音源なんですが、あの頃ドルフィとセシルテイラーとアイラーばっかり聞いてたんだが、ナットアダレイのこの肌触りのすばらしさ。ザビさんの大人しいことww 　キャノンボール、あんたはやっぱり凄いよ。

[@flame-sky7148]

Zawinul amongst greatness with his included. Bringing in electronics.

[@robertzantay5923]

This is The Cannonball group after Joe recorded “In a silent way” and maybe Bitches Brew and played them for the brothers Adderly. Nat had definitely heard Bitches Brew

[@ryanlinfoot]

Fantastic is an understatement but anyway, this was fantastic! Thanks so much 🙏👍

[@earospace]

Enjoy!

[@doce7606]

Cannonball starts serious for the euro-audience; orchestral stylings and harmonies in 'experience in-E, and; morning of the carnival' and Zawinul's way-ahead-of-time assimilation of music-concrete meets church black-keys swing setting the perfect mood. At 13.27 'cannonball' remarks; 'Victor Gaskin, of course, is obviously a superior player..' so righteous. Nat and Julian are hip (and from Florida). 'Work song' is funkier than most cotton-picking tunes and the band is in its element; Cannonball advises that black-music should come from tradition, not the top-40, lol (jibe at Miles?), and that Nat's children got college-educated on its popularity, lol. Zawinul's 'walk tall' (on the wurlitzer.?) is diagnostic of this quintet's gospel-soul meets Strauss with Mr. McCurdy generating a near-linear 'Clyde Stubblefield'-style backbeat.. Excellent. Thanks for posting

[@earospace]

Thanks for your comment, enjoy!

[@doce7606]

@@kennypriest7434 nope, lol, miles is my favourite musician of all time

[@jsamc8420]

two thumbs up plus toes.

[@elenaanele8211]

Soothing dart 🎯. Thks!

[@kornazov4]

Excellent! Thanks for posting!

[@TheRealUncleBeef]

I get chills the morning of the carnival

[@blindblackpianist]

Because you're a clown but also shy at first and don't want to scare people?

[@januszkrzeszewski9590]

JAZZ FOREVER NUMBER ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@andreasfriedli7419]

A new Cannonball Adderly

[@danyelnicholas]

Nat (who's always been my favourite cornet after Rex Stewart) sounds particularily good here!

[@kevink8965]

Hah, Nat lighting up in the middle of Black Orpheus. Classic, how times have changed

[@MuhammadAbdullah-sw9qp]

THANK YOU

[@makingsalt9458]

first time I saw/heard Experience in E I thought it was a Shredz video -- this is an amazing concert!

[@soundcheck6885]

10:34 Nat lighting up a cigarette for the bass solo! 😳

[@bernhardhorlezeder8394]

Josef Zawinul am Klavier 11++

[@petr.agapov]

Thank you!

[@earospace]

Enjoy

[@alfredoremus4409]

El peinado de Joe Zawinul antes de que asumiera la calvicie. 😀

[@rosavitiello8500]

Meraviglioso ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ferdjanvanderpijl8495]

Black Orfeos' the Morning of the Carnival, very touching.

[@jonpiers2325]

sooooo raw

[@eberhardbastigkeit9218]

GENIAL ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@gabrielmelodia]

Esses caras não estão de brincadeira

[@bvbasketball1817]

Walk Tall is a theme song for HIP! Cannonball play it with a cigarette in his hand. Sweet!

[@AMEER-114-]

WHAAAT!?!? "For HIP" ? Are you Attempting to say "For THE HIP" ? Because you currently stand among the mass of nonsense spewers.

[@balthazartyshow1765]

🎶🎶 💢 🎶🎶 🌞 🎶🎶 🦋 💥 😎👍

[@moussetache1815]

20:55 Ladies and gentlemen, the almighty FUNKY FEELING.

[@gepmrk]

At 2:26 the button that the stage hand has been furiously trying to get working since they started playing starts working and you can finally see the band.

[@AMEER-114-]

Whaaaat!?!? They are showing the band from the beginning

[@SanplerVarondaro]

hola que buen video colega saludos desde tijuana

[@leoncoda]

NAT ADDERLEY, cornet (no trumpet)

[@grahamwalker8389]

Wow!

[@pragafuerte]

morning of the carnival is very good

[@FlaviusMaximus1967]

Really spacy sounding. Not what I was expecting, but still quite good!!

[@JK-ky1md]

One of my favorite alto men yet it was NAT who put him on the map!

[@dtatsu8]

Work Song 14:05

[@jsamc]

Zawinul with that patented comb- over.

[@andovideo]

forces of nature!

[@andym28]

Didn't know Canon all apart from Kind of Blue. His tone is so destinctive.

[@maxwesmont]

Andy M You should check out two albums: Somethin‘ else & Cannonball takes Charge