Plus (Cannonball Adderley Quintet album)


Plus is an album by Cannonball Adderley Quintet released on the Riverside label featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Wynton Kelly, Victor Feldman, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes.
The two additional tracks added on the CD reissue, an alternate take of "Lisa" and "O.P.", were discovered in the mid-1980s. The latter is named after Oscar Pettiford, but features a different lineup; for instance, Adderley does not play on it. Producer Keepnews speculated that the second cellist playing was Ron Carter.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and states "The music falls between funky soul-jazz and hard bop, and each of the performances is enjoyable". The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars stating "Plus'' brings in Wynton Kelly on a few tracks, enabling Feldman to play some more vibes, but it's otherwise a routine Adderley band date".

Track listing

  1. "Arriving Soon" - 8:11
  2. "Well, You Needn't" - 6:27
  3. "New Delhi" - 6:58
  4. "Winetone" - 6:58
  5. "Star Eyes" - 7:06
  6. "Lisa" - 6:41
Bonus tracks on CD:
  2. "Lisa" - 7:00
  3. "O.P." - 5:12

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