Cannonball Adderley Musical artist

Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was a jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s.Adderley is remembered for his 1966 single "Mercy Mercy Mercy", a crossover hit on the pop charts, and for his work with trumpeter Miles Davis, including on the epochal album Kind of Blue (1959). He was the brother of jazz cornetist Nat Adderley, a longtime member of his band.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Adderley Julian Edwin
Birth date	September 15, 1928
Birth place	Tampa Florida , Florida , United States
Date of death	August 08, 1975
Place of death	Gary Indiana , United States , Indiana

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Musical artist

Career started	1955
Career ended	1975
associated musical artist	Miles Davis George Duke Joe Zawinul Nat Adderley Bill Evans Yusef Lateef Sam Jones (musician) Bobby Timmons Louis Hayes
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Modal jazz Soul jazz Hard bop Jazz fusion
instrument	Alto saxophone Soprano saxophone
record label	Fantasy Records Capitol Records Blue Note Records Prestige Records Riverside Records