''The Japanese Concerts'' is a

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by jazz saxophonist

Cannonball Adderley Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is perhaps best remembered for the 1966 soul jazz single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", whi ...

recorded at the Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan and

Sankei Hall Sankei Hall was a multi-purpose auditorium located in Ōtemachi, Tokyo, Japan. Notable past performers include Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, B.B. King, Milva, The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band that forme ...

in Tokyo during his 1963 Japanese tour and featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef,

Joe Zawinul Josef Erich Zawinul ( '; 7 July 1932 – 11 September 2007) was an Austrian jazz and jazz fusion keyboardist and composer. First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with Miles Davis and to bec ...

, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes.Cannonball Adderley discography
accessed 21 October 2009 The album was released on the Milestone label in 1975 and combines material previously released on Adderley's '' Nippon Soul'' (1963) with an additional disc of unreleased performances from a concert recorded a week earlier.

Reception

The Allmusic review by

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awarded the album 4½ stars and states "Cannonball Adderley's finest group is heard at the peak of their powers on this two-LP set... these musicians were very familiar with each other's playing and they had grown together. The enthusiastic Japanese crowds inspired the all-star band to some of their most rewarding playing... It's a definitive portrait of a classic group".Yanow, S. Allmusic Reviewaccessed 21 October 2009

Track listing

:''Side One:'' # "Nippon Soul (Nihon No Soul)" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) - 9:34 # " Easy to Love" (

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to ...

) - 3:49 # "The Weaver" (Yusef Lateef) - 10:50 :''Side Two:'' # "Tengo Tango" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Nat Adderley) - 2:40 # "Come Sunday" (

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

) - 7:03 # "Brother John" (Lateef) - 13:03 :''Side Three:'' # 'Work Song" (Nat Adderley) - 9:06 # " Autumn Leaves" ( Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert) - 7:27 # "Dizzy's Business" ( Ernie Wilkins) - 6:01 :''Side Four:'' # "Primitivo" (J. Adderley) - 12:12 # "Jive Samba" (N. Adderley) - 10:37 :*Recorded at Koseinenkin Kaikan in Tokyo, Japan on July 9 (Sides Three, tracks 1 & 3 and Side Four, track 2), and Sankei Hall in Tokyo, Japan on July 14 (Side One, tracks 2 & 3 and Side Three, track 2) and 15 (Side One track 1 and Side Two and Side Four, track 2), 1963

Personnel

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* Nat Adderley -

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* Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone,

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, oboe *

- piano * Sam Jones -

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* Louis Hayes -

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Japanese Concerts, The 1975 live albums 1975 compilation albums Cannonball Adderley compilation albums Cannonball Adderley live albums Milestone Records compilation albums Milestone Records live albums