Chuck Stewart American, 1927-2017
Cannonball Adderley, 1958
exhibition print | n. f. s.
print: 14 x 14 in. | frame: 24 ½ x 20 ½ in
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March 1958 | Mercury Records recording session ARTIST CONTEXT Cannonball Adderley was one of jazz’s most joyful and persuasive alto saxophonists. His soulful, blues-infused style helped connect bebop, hard bop,...
March 1958 | Mercury Records recording session
ARTIST CONTEXT
Cannonball Adderley was one of jazz’s most joyful and persuasive alto saxophonists. His soulful, blues-infused style helped connect bebop, hard bop, gospel, and soul jazz for a broad audience.
CHUCK STEWART / PHOTOGRAPH CONTEXT
Stewart’s 1958 recording-session photographs capture Adderley at an important stage, just before his work with Miles Davis and the enormous impact of Kind of Blue.
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