Cannonball's Sharpshooters

Cannonball's Sharpshooters
Studio album by Cannonball Adderley
Released	1958
Recorded	March 4, & 6, 1958
Studio	Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:19 (original LP)
Label	EmArcy MG 36135
Cannonball Adderley chronology
Cannonball Enroute (1957) Cannonball's Sharpshooters (1958) Somethin' Else (1958)

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Allmusic

Cannonball's Sharpshooters is the seventh album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, and his second released on the EmArcy label, featuring performances with Nat Adderley, Junior Mance, Sam Jones, and Jimmy Cobb.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and states "Excellent bebop comes from the great altoist Cannonball Adderley and his original quintet".

Track listing

1. "Our Delight" (Tadd Dameron) - 4:38
2. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 5:02
3. "Fuller Bop Man" (Gil Fuller) - 3:43
4. "Jubilation" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) - 5:25
5. "Stay on It" (Dameron) - 4:38
6. "If I Love Again" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 5:27
7. "Straight, No Chaser" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:26
8. "Fuller Bop Man" [alternate take] (Gil Fuller) - 8:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
   • Recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City on March 4 (tracks 1–2, 4 & 7) and March 6 (tracks 3, 5–6 & 8), 1958

Personnel

• Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
• Nat Adderley – cornet
• Junior Mance - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Jimmy Cobb - drums