Cannonball Adderley - The Black Messiah

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A1	–Rick Holmes	Introduction Narrator – Rick Holmes	0:50
A2	–The Cannonball Adderley Quintet	The Black Messiah Written-By – George Duke	16:12
A3	–Cannonball Adderley	Monologue Narrator – Cannonball Adderley	2:20
A4	–The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Mike Deasy, Ernie Watts	Little Benny Hen Vocals – Mike DeasyWritten-By – Mike Deasy	4:15
B1	–The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Mike Deasy, Ernie Watts	Zanek Written-By – Mike Deasy	5:07
B2	–The Cannonball Adderley Quintet	Dr. Honouris Cousa Written-By – Joe Zawinul	14:48
C1	–The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Mike Deasy, Buck Clark*	The Chocolate Nuisance Written-By – N. Adderley, Sr.*, R. McCurdy*	8:22
C2	–Airto Moreira, Walter Booker, Ernie Watts	Untitled Written-By, Vocals – Airto Moreira	6:21
C3	–The Cannonball Adderley Quintet	The Steam Drill Written-By – Julian Adderley*	8:42
D1	–The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Ernie Watts, Mike Deasy	Eye Of The Cosmos Written-By – Ernie Watts	4:51
D2	–The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Mike Deasy, Ernie Watts, Alvin Battiste*	Episode From The Music Came Written-By – Alvin Batiste	2:39
D3	–The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Mike Deasy, Ernie Watts, Alvin Battiste*	Heritage Vocals – Nat AdderleyWritten-By – Duke Ellington	4:43
D4	–The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Mike Deasy, Ernie Watts, Buck Clark*, Alvin Battiste*, Walter Booker	Circumference Written-By – George Duke	3:18
D5	–The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Mike Deasy, Ernie Watts, Alvin Battiste*, Walter Booker	Pretty Paul Written-By – Julian Adderley*	2:48
D6	–The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Mike Deasy, Ernie Watts, Buck Clark*, Alvin Battiste*, Walter Booker	The Scene Written-By – J. Zawinul*, N. Adderley, Sr.*	2:16

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Capricorn Records Inc.
• Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Lacquer Cut At – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
• Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
• Produced For – Heavy Axe Inc.
• Produced For – Junat Productions
• Published By – Jazzstronauts Music
• Published By – McCurdy Music
• Published By – Mycenae Music Publishing Co.
• Published By – Tempo Music Inc.
• Published By – Upam Music Company
• Published By – Zawinul Music
• Recorded At – The Troubadour

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Cannonball Adderley
• Art Direction [Art Director] – John Hoernle
• Bass [Double Bass] – Walter Booker
• Clarinet – Alvin Battiste* (tracks: D2 to D6)
• Congas [African Drums] – Buck Clark* (tracks: C1, D4, D6)
• Cornet – Nat Adderley
• Design – Roy Kohara
• Drums – Roy McCurdy
• Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Gene Hicks
• Executive-Producer [For Capitol Records] – Al Coury
• Flute – Ernie Watts (tracks: C2)
• Guitar – Mike Deasy (tracks: A4, B1, C1, D1 to D6)
• Percussion – Airto Moreira
• Photography By – James Lewis , Zlozower*, Gray*
• Piano [Electric Piano] – George Duke
• Producer [For Heavy Axe] – David Axelrod
• Producer [For Junat Prods.] – Cannonball Adderley
• Tenor Saxophone – Ernie Watts (tracks: A4, B1, D1 to D6)

Notes

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Cannonball Adderley (Alto & Soprano Saxophone)
Nat Adderley (Cornet)
Roy McCurdy (Drums)
Walter Booker (Bass)
George Duke (Piano)

Airto Moreira (Percussion) participates with the Quintet on all selections.
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Airto Moreira appears through the courtesy of Buddah Records*.
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Tempo Music, Inc. is blocked by Discocs, as an invalid publisher not to
use, so I've used "Tempo Music Inc." instead, as the publishing company
credit replacer for that, on this edition, credited publisher.
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Recorded live at The Troubadour, Hollywood in 1971.
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Gatefold cover, red target labels
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Auto-coupled LP sides
LP 1: Side 1 & Side 4
LP 2: Side 2 & Side 3
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[On inner Capricorn decorated paper sleeves:]
CAPRICORN RECORDS ®
535 COTTON AVENUE ⁕ MACON, GEORGIA 31208

©1974–CAPRICORN RECORDS INC.–PRINTED IN U.S.A.
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[On the labels:]
Mfd by Capitol Records, Inc.. A subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc.. U.S.A.
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[On the backside of the cover:]
Capitol Industries, Inc., factories:
Los Angeles, California
Jacksonville, Illinois
Winchester, Virginia

This record is engineered & manufactured in accordance with standards
developed by The Recording Industry Association of America, Inc..
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Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SWBO-1-846-J2 ─◁
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SWBO-2-846-J2 ─◁
• Matrix / Runout (Side C, Etched): SWBO-3-846-J2 #2 ─◁
• Matrix / Runout (Side D, Etched): SWBO-4-846-J2 ─◁
• Rights Society (Track A2, D3, D4): ASCAP
• Rights Society (Track A4 to D2, D5, D6): BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SWBO-846	Cannonball Adderley	The Black Messiah ‎(2xLP, Album)	Capitol Records	SWBO-846	US	1971
N 9518	Cannonball Adderley	The Black Messiah Part I ‎(LP, Album)	Number One Records	N 9518	South Africa	Unknown
RGM-0247	Cannonball Adderley	The Black Messiah ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM)	Real Gone Music	RGM-0247	US	2014
SWBO-846	Cannonball Adderley	The Black Messiah ‎(2xLP, Album, MP)	Capitol Records	SWBO-846	US	1971
SWBO-846	Cannonball Adderley	El Mesías Negro ‎(2xLP, Album)	Capitol Records	SWBO-846	Argentina	1972

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