Nippon Soul

Nippon Soul
Live album by Cannonball Adderley
Released	1963
Recorded	July 9, 14 & 15 1963 Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo Sankei Hall, Tokyo
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:42
Label	Riverside RLP 477
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Cannonball Adderley chronology
Autumn Leaves (1963) Nippon Soul (1963) Cannonball Adderley Live! (1964)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Nippon Soul is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Sankei Hall in Tokyo during his 1963 Japanese tour and released on the Riverside label (RLP 477) featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes.^[2] The Allmusic review by Stewart Mason awarded the album 4 stars and states "a solid live set that showcases one of Cannonball Adderley's finest groups... Often overlooked, this is one of Adderley's finest albums".^[3] The CD added a bonus track recorded the previous week and originally released on The Japanese Concerts (1975).

Track listing

1. "Nippon Soul (Nihon No Soul)" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) - 9:34
2. "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) - 3:49
3. "The Weaver" (Yusef Lateef) - 10:50
4. "Tengo Tango" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Nat Adderley) - 2:40
5. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) - 7:03
6. "Brother John" (Lateef) - 13:03
7. 'Work Song" (Nat Adderley) - 9:06 Bonus track on CD

• Recorded at Koseinenkin Kaikan in Tokyo, Japan on July 9 (track 7), and Sankei Hall in Tokyo, Japan on July 14 (tracks 2 & 3) and 15 (tracks 1 & 4-6), 1963

Personnel

• Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
• Nat Adderley - cornet
• Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
• Joe Zawinul - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Louis Hayes - drums

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