Know What I Mean?
| Know What I Mean? | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October/November 1962[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 27, February 21, March 13, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Soul jazz Hard bop | |||
| Length | 53:00 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP-433 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
| Cannonball Adderley chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat (Original Lp release) |  [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
| Record Mirror | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [6] |
Know What I Mean? is a 1962 album by jazz musician Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, accompanied by Bill Evans and the rhythm section of the Modern Jazz Quartet. It was released on Riverside label as RLP-433.
Barely noticeable on the album cover is a small picture of Bill Evans, directly underneath the sculpture (from Bertha Schaefer Gallery) to Adderley's right.
Reception[edit]
The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars and states: "It's hard to imagine any fan of mainstream jazz not finding much to love on this very fine recording".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars out of 4, stating: "'The quartet date with Bill Evans was one of the last chances to hear him as sole horn, and he sounds fine".[4]
Track listing[edit]
- "Waltz for Debby" (Bill Evans, Gene Lees) – 5:15
- "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) – 6:15
- "Who Cares?" (Take 5) (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:57
- "Venice" (John Lewis) – 2:55
- "Toy" (Clifford Jordan) – 5:09
- "Elsa" (Earl Zindars) – 5:52
- "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" (Phil Silvers, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:08
- "Know What I Mean?" (Re-take 7) (Evans) – 4:54
- "Who Cares?" (Take 4) – 5:55
- "Know What I Mean?" (Take 12) – 7:01
Tracks 2-3, 7, 9-10 recorded on January 27, 1961; tracks 5 & 6 on February 21; tracks 1, 4 & 8 recorded on March 13, 1961, all at Bell Sound Studios, New York City.
Personnel[edit]
- Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
- Bill Evans - piano
- Percy Heath - acoustic bass
- Connie Kay - drums
Production staff[edit]
- Bill Stoddard - Recording Engineer
- Ken Deardoff - album design
References[edit]
- ^ Dec 8, 1962
- ^ Down Beat: January 31, 1963 Vol. 30, No.3
- ^ a b Anderson, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 22, 2013
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 10. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
- ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (5 June 1965). "Cannonball Adderley: Know What I Mean?" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 221. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 5. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
