Cannonball Addereley
Day 8
#15 – Julian Edwin ‘Cannonball’ Adderley (1928–1975). American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Albums include: Somethin’ Else (1958), Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at ‘The Club’ (1966) and with Miles Davis, Kind of Blue (1959).
‘Mercy Mercy Mercy’ is one of his most famous recordings, a composition by Joe Zawinul for the Adderely Quintet. Listening to the music, it sounds like a big man with a big sound and this is what I wanted to try and capture. This idea drove the design, typography and colours. The addition of the silhouette helped emphasise a sense of scale.
1.5 hours
Listen...
to Cannonball Adderley at the Hollywood Bowl