Where is Cannonball Adderley from?

Tampa, Florida, United States
Cannonball Adderley/Place of birth

Originally from Tampa, Florida, his nickname derived from “cannibal”, a title imposed on him by high school colleagues as a tribute to his voracious appetite. Cannonball moved to Tallahassee when his parents obtained teaching positions at Florida A&M University.

Did Cannonball Adderley have children?

On tour in Gary, Ind., Cannonball suffered a stroke, went into a coma and died in 1975. He was 46. Though he and his wife, Olga, had no children, the saxophonist’s legacy endures.

When did Cannonball Adderley record somethin’else?

Somethin’ Else is a jazz album by alto saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, his only album on the Blue Note label, recorded and released in 1958. Also on the session is trumpeter Miles Davis in one of his handful of recording dates for Blue Note.

When did Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago come out?

Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago (later released as Cannonball & Coltrane in 1964, on Limelight) is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, his final release on the Mercury label, featuring performances by Adderley with John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb.

Where did Cannonball Adderley Live in New York?

One of his known addresses in New York was in the neighborhood of Corona, Queens. He left Florida originally to seek graduate studies at New York conservatories, but one night in 1955 he brought his saxophone with him to the Café Bohemia. Asked to sit in with Oscar Pettiford in place of his band’s regular saxophonist, who was late for the gig.

How did Cannonball Adderley die cause of death?

His instrumental “Sack o’ Woe” was arranged by Herbie Mann on their debut album. In July, 1975 Adderley suffered a stroke from a cerebral hemorrhage and died four weeks later, on August 8, 1975, at St. Mary Mercy Medical Center in Gary, Indiana.