The Japanese Concerts


The Japanese Concerts is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Kosei-nenkin Kaikan and Sankei Hall in Tokyo during his 1963 Japanese tour and featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes. The album was released on the Milestone label in 1975 and combines material previously released on Adderley's Nippon Soul with an additional disc of unreleased performances from a concert recorded a week earlier.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow 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".

Track listing

  1. "Nippon Soul " - 9:34
  2. "Easy to Love" - 3:49
  3. "The Weaver" - 10:50
  4. "Tengo Tango" - 2:40
  5. "Come Sunday" - 7:03
  6. "Brother John" - 13:03
  7. 'Work Song" - 9:06
  8. "Autumn Leaves" - 7:27
  9. "Dizzy's Business" - 6:01
  10. "Primitivo" - 12:12
  11. "Jive Samba" - 10:37

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