Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Capitol label featuring performances of material from the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Charles Lloyd, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes.Cannonball Adderley discography accessed 26 October 2009Capitol Records discography accessed August 18, 2015
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow and Tim Sendra awarded the album 4 stars and states "Cannonball plays near his peak; this is certainly the finest album by this particular sextet".Yanow, S. & Sendra, T. [ Allmusic Review] accessed 26 October 2009 The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "not revelatory but very entertaining".
Track listing All compositions by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick except as indicated "Fiddler on the Roof" - 7:22 "To Life" - 5:06 "Sabbath Prayer" - 3:19 "Chavalah" - 2:56 "Sewing Machine" - 3:34 "Now I Have Everything" - 4:10 "Do You Love Me?" - 5:02 "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" - 5:33 "Sweet Georgia Bright" (Charles Lloyd) - 5:36 Bonus track on CD reissue "Island Blues" (Lloyd) - 2:24 Bonus track on CD reissue "Little Boy With the Sad Eyes" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) - 2:26 Bonus track on CD reissue "Goodbye Charlie" (Dory Langdon, André Previn) - 2:55 Recorded in New York City, NY on September 8 (tracks 9–12) and October 19 & 21 (all other tracks), 1964 The spelling of track four for the play is "Chavaleh".
Personnel Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone Nat Adderley - cornet Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, flute Joe Zawinul - piano Sam Jones - bass Louis Hayes - drums
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