On September 15, 1928, Julian Edwin Adderley was born in Tampa, Florida and would later become known to the jazz world as Cannonball Adderley. Adderley’s fiery, blues-ridden jazz tunes would make him one of the greatest alto saxophonists of his generation. Influenced by the great Charlie Parker among others, Adderley brought jazz to a whole new genre of people pretty much untouched by jazz before. His popularity hit its height in the 1960’s and he continued …showed first 75 words of 1048 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1048 total…was continuously working on new ways to revolutionize jazz and reinvent his musical styles. He had a way with the alto saxophone that was extraordinary, unlike anything anyone had ever seen. His styles were a welcome reminder of the blues and bebop, an element that transformed jazz-rock, the offspring of Adderley’s creation-soul jazz. He was one of the most impassioned and influential alto saxophonists in jazz history whose influence can still be heard today.