Mercury · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Cannonball Adderley Quintet In Chicago
| Recorded | Feb 1959 |
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| Label | Mercury |
| Catalog | MG 20449 |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 75667 |
The record
Coltrane sits in with the working band weeks before Kind of Blue, giving this Mercury date its rare charge -- two saxophone voices trading ideas over Kelly's crisp comping and the Chambers-Cobb pulse.
Session personnel
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Jimmy Cobb — drums
- Cannonball Adderley — leader, alto saxophone [alto sax]
- Wynton Kelly — piano
- John Coltrane — tenor saxophone [tenor sax]
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1960 | Mercury · MG 20449 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1988 | EmArcy · 32JD-10116 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 2023 | Mercury — STEREO |
| 2023 | Mercury · B003683201 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Test Pressing |
| 2024 | Mercury · UCGQ-9056 — SACD, Stereo, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-SACD, Paper Sleeve · gatefold |
| 2025 | Ermitage · VNL 22703 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Yellow |
| 2025 | Mercury · UCCU-46078 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, UHQCD |
Follow the players
Paul Chambers also plays on
Jimmy Cobb also plays on
Cannonball Adderley also plays on