''74 Miles Away'' is an album by
jazz
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saxophonist
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Cannonball Adderley recorded "live" before an invited audience at
Capitol Studios in
Hollywood, California
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in 1967, and features performances by Adderley with
Nat Adderley
Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years.
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,
Joe Zawinul,
Victor Gaskin
Roderick Victor Gaskin (November 23, 1934 – July 14, 2012) was an American jazz bassist.
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and
Roy McCurdy. Following these sessions, it would be almost a year before Cannonball Adderley recorded again, a significant sign that the slump in jazz fortunes of the later 1960s had begun.
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Reception
The
Allmusic
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review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars and states "This was a rare thing, a group that could grab the public's attention and gently lead them into more difficult idioms without pandering or condescension".
[Ginell, R. S. ]Allmusic Review
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accessed 28 October 2009
Track listing
*Tracks 1 & 3 recorded on June 12, 1967. Tracks 2,4,& 5 recorded July 24, 1967 at Capitol Tower, Hollywood
Personnel
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Cannonball Adderley –
alto saxophone
*
Nat Adderley
Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years.
Adderley's composition ...
–
cornet, vocal on "Oh Babe"
*
Joe Zawinul –
keyboards
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Victor Gaskin
Roderick Victor Gaskin (November 23, 1934 – July 14, 2012) was an American jazz bassist.
Gaskin was born in The Bronx, New York and moved to Los Angeles in 1962. He started playing with Paul Horn and Red Mitchell and went on to become one of m ...
–
bass
*
Roy McCurdy –
drums
References
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1967 live albums
Capitol Records live albums
Cannonball Adderley live albums
Albums produced by David Axelrod (musician)
Albums recorded at Capitol Studios