Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball's Sharpshooters
Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone [click here to see more vinyl featuring Cannonball Adderley]
Nat Adderley – cornet
Junior Mance - piano
Sam Jones - bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Written by Tadd Dameron (A1), Johnny Burke (A2), Bob Haggart (A2), Gil Fuller (A3), Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (A4), Dameron (B1), Oscar Hammerstein II (B2), Richard Rodgers (B2), Thelonious Monk (B3)
1 LP, Standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Optimal Media GmbH
Label : Verve - Verve Vault series
Original Label : EmArcy
Recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City on March 4 (A1–2, A4, B3) and March 6 (A3, B1-2), 1958
Remastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound Nashville
Originally released in 1958
Reissued in April 2026
Tracks :
Side A
- Our Delight
- What's New
- Fuller Bop Man
- Jubilation
Side B
- Stay On It
- If I Love Again
- Straight, No Chaser
Reviews:
“Recording three studio albums for the EmArcy label, Cannonball Adderley's Sharpshooters were a very potent jazz band in the late 1950s, one that could literally swing the daylight outs of any situation and stand tall with their peer group. With pianist Junior Mance, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Jimmy Cobb, Cannonball and brother Nat Adderley were young and well-respected enough to lay claim to this quintet as a top five band along with any mainstream jazz groupings of the day. With quintessential small group players in the rhythm section, the Adderleys really have the best band anyone could hope for in a soul-jazz context, but also for hard bop. Tracks like Tadd Dameron's "Our Delight," the fast "Stay on It," and the standard "If I Love Again" are all superlative examples of rough-and-ready post-Charlie Parker music, especially the latter song where the horns delve into some fascinating interplay.” AllMusic Review by Michael G. Nastos
Ratings:
AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.36 / 5