The Black Messiah
The Black Messiah | ||||
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Live album by Cannonball Adderley | ||||
Released | November 1971 | |||
Recorded | August 3–9, 1971 | |||
Genre | Jazz, jazz rock[1] | |||
Length | 87:32 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | David Axelrod | |||
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Allmusic | [2] |
The Black Messiah is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at The Troubadour in Los Angeles, California in 1971 featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet with Nat Adderley, George Duke, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest appearances by Airto Moreira, Mike Deasy, Ernie Watts, Alvin Batiste, and Buck Clarke.[3] After many years of being out of print, The Black Messiah was reissued in 2014 by Real Gone Music; the new 2CD reissue included liner notes by music journalist/blogger Bill Kopp.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars and states: "Still immersed in the burgeoning electronic jazz-rock explosion of the times, Cannonball Adderley goes further toward a rapprochement with the rock and soul audiences than ever before on this fascinating, overlooked double album."[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley except as indicated
- Introduction – 0:50
- "Black Messiah" (George Duke) – 16:12
- Monologue – 2:20
- "Little Benny Hen" (Mike Deasy) – 4:15
- "Zanek" (Deasy) – 5:07
- "Dr. Honoris Causa" (Joe Zawinul) – 14:48
- "The Chocolate Nuisance" (Nat Adderley, Roy McCurdy) – 8:22
- "Untitled" (Airto Moreira) – 6:21
- "The Steam Drill" – 8:42
- "Eyes of the Cosmos" (Ernie Watts) – 4:51
- "Episode from the Music Came" (Alvin Batiste) – 2:39
- "Heritage" (Duke Ellington) – 4:43
- "Circumference" (Duke) – 3:18
- "Pretty Paul" – 2:48
- "The Scene" (Nat Adderley, Zawinul) – 2:16
- Recorded August 3–9, 1971 at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA.
Personnel
- Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Nat Adderley – cornet, vocals
- George Duke – piano
- Walter Booker – bass
- Roy McCurdy – drums
- Airto Moreira – percussion
- Mike Deasy – guitar, vocals (tracks 4, 5, 7, 10, 11 & 13–15)
- Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (tracks 4, 5, 8, 10, 11 & 13–15)
- Alvin Batiste – clarinet (tracks 11 & 13–15)
- Buck Clarke – African percussion (tracks 7 & 13–15)
References
- v
- t
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- Presenting Cannonball
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
- Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings
- In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley
- Sophisticated Swing
- Cannonball Enroute
- Cannonball's Sharpshooters
- Somethin' Else
- Portrait of Cannonball
- Jump for Joy
- Things Are Getting Better
- Blue Spring
- Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago
- Cannonball Takes Charge
- Them Dirty Blues
- Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners
- Know What I Mean?
- African Waltz
- Plus
- Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley
- Cannonball's Bossa Nova
- Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof
- Domination
- Great Love Themes
- Accent on Africa
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra
- Love, Sex, and the Zodiac
- Inside Straight
- Pyramid
- Phenix
- Lovers
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse
- The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York
- Cannonball in Europe!
- Jazz Workshop Revisited
- Autumn Leaves
- Nippon Soul
- Cannonball Adderley Live!
- Live Session!
- Money in the Pocket
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at "The Club"
- Cannonball in Japan
- Radio Nights
- 74 Miles Away
- Why Am I Treated So Bad!
- In Person
- Country Preacher
- The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free
- The Happy People
- The Black Messiah
- Music You All
- Discoveries
- The Japanese Concerts