Jazz break: Cannonball Adderly
When The Older Grandson was born, I supported “Cannonball” as a middle name.
When I lived in Iowa City, I knew of three brothers whose father was, I suspect, a jazz fan: Glenn Miller Epstein, Benny Goodman Epstein, and Harry James Epstein. UPDATE: I’m pretty sure there was a Tommy Dorsey Epstein, so I may be wrong about BG or HJ. GM owned The Paper Place, a very nice little bookstore later replaced by Prairie Lights.
About the video:
This is from Oscar Brown’s 1962 television program “Jazz Scene USA.” Yes, stuff like this was once on American television.
“Work Song” performed by Cannonball Adderley, alto sax and Nat Adderley, trumpet. Also in the group Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, oboe, flute; Joe Zawinal, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
