Cannonball Funk'n Friends


Cannonball Funk’n Friends is an album by jazz pianist Roberto Magris released on the JMood label in 2013, featuring performances by the Roberto Magris Quintet with Hermon Mehari, Jim Mair, Dominique Sanders and Alonzo "Scooter" Powell. The album is a tribute to saxophonist Cannonball Adderley and his jazz-funk and soul jazz bands.

Reception

The All About Jazz review by Jack Bowers awarded the album 3½ stars and simply states: "In choosing music for the quintet, Magris focused on 'the groovy side' of Cannonball Adderley's songbook. The mood is cheeky and aggressive from start to finish, and everyone plays well within that framework. What the album does not have, of course, is either of the Adderley brothers, and so it is missing the deep-rooted ebullience they would bring to any such enterprise. Aside from that, an astute and listenable session."

Track listing

  1. Jeannine – 9:45
  2. Blue Daniel – 5:34
  3. Sticks – 7:17
  4. Saudade – 8:22
  5. Bohemia After Dark – 5:32
  6. Keep Headed in the Right Direction – 8:13
  7. Arriving Soon – 8:12
  8. Outback Special – 8:37
  9. Audio Liner Notes – 3:48

Personnel

Musicians

Production