When I wanted to know more about jazz I asked a friend. He gave me a very short list and this was on it. One of the few moments Miles Davis was not the leader, but playing second fiddle to someone else: Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley.
Alto saxophonist Julian Adderley was the older brother of Nat, a jazz trumpeter. He was called that way at school because of his enormous appetite: he ate so much he was like a cannibal. The best known track on this album must be the first, Autumn leaves. This is a jazz version of a French song Les feuilles mortes from 1945. That melody bears some resemblance to the Hamlet Overture of Tchaikovsky from 1888. It was used in a ballet composed by the Hungarian Kosma, but quickly gained popularity as a separate song. Now it is better known as a jazz classic.
The streaming version has one extra song that is not on the record. Later editions of the record (the Japanese version for instance) included this song: Bangoon. The CD I have of this recording also has the alternate take of Autumn leaves, created during the same session at Rudi van Gelder‘s famous living room.