Know What I Mean (20 Bit Mastering)

Artist: Cannonball Adderley , and Bill Evans
Label: Riverside
Category: Music

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Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 025218484329
EAN: 0025218484329
ASIN: B00005Y7GN

Release Date: 2001-11-27

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Tracks:

Waltz For Debby
Goodbye
Who Cares? (take 5)
Venice
Toy
Elsa
Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
Know What I Mean? (re-take 7)
Who Cares? (take 4)
Know What I Mean? (take 12)

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Customer Reviews:

A Classic Combination!.......2006-09-07

No classic jazz collection is complete without this beautiful album featuring two of the greatest American musicians of all time. If you liked "Kind of Blue" with Bill Evans and Cannonball, you will also enjoy the soaring and sensual sounds on this cd. It begins with a gorgeous piano introduction by Bill Evans on one of his best original compositions, "Waltz for Debby". "Venice" is equally memorable, and the version of "Nancy" is tinged with a bit of sadness that will leave you breathless. Connie Kay was certainly one of the most creative drummers out there during the 50s and 60s, and his performance on "Toy" is really fun to listen to. When you buy this cd, it will stay in your stereo for a long time to come!

Know What I Mean?.......2005-04-04

Cannonball's studio meeting with piano giant and fellow Miles Davis band mate, Bill Evans, remains to be one of the most popular albums in both of their vast recorded outputs. This is definitely for good reason since the two fit together perfectly on these sides. It's very interesting to contrast Cannonball's playing here with his many quintet albums of the same period. Since he is the only horn, you really get to hear him stretch out here in a very similar way to how he stretched out on "Cannonball Takes Charge" (see my review), another essential Adderley album. The selections of this album are perfect for these two men. The album is comprised of two Evans originals (the now standard "Waltz for Debby" and the modal title track), two exceptional ballads that weren't done too much at the time ("Goodbye" and the fantastic "Nancy (With the Laughing Face"), and a bunch of other tunes that the ensemble seem to be having a fun time with ("Who Cares?", "Venice", the very playful and aptly titled "Toy",and "Elsa"). Every single track shows off everyone present greatly, especially Julian and Bill who are definitely stimulated by the other man's prescence. All and all, this is an absolutely essential album if you're a fan of either Adderley or Evans, or if you just love great jazz sessions!

We Know What You Mean!.......2004-08-29

When jazz greats get together great music is not always the result. It is here! It's always a treat to hear alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley in a quartet setting. Not that I don't love the recordings he made with brother Nat, but it's nice to hear him stretch out as the solo horn. In the company of the ebullient Adderley Bill Evans' piano work is less introspective than we are used to. This is not a criticism! I love his intense piano explorations, but it's fun to hear him.....well, having fun! Half of the Modern Jazz Quartet (bassist Percy Heath and drummer Connie Kay) anchor the rhythm down solid. "Know What I Mean?"

Moody Beauty.......2004-07-05

Great line up - Bill Evans on piano, caught just after his rapid rise within the jazz world. Percy Heath and Connie Kay on bass and drums, together comprising one-half of the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet, masters of chamber jazz. And of course the great Cannonball Adderley, a saxophonist often slighted by those in the know, yet as gifted a player as any in modern jazz, fully confident in any setting, from honking the blues to the subdued melancholy of 'Kind of Blue.' Given the line-up, it's no surprise this album sounds more like 'Kind of Blue' than 'Mercy Mercy Mercy'. In fact, sometimes it's a little too moody and quiet - you want the quartet to let some fire out. But that obviously wasn't the idea behind the session (or sessions - as the liner notes point out, the album was cobbled together from three separate sessions due to scheduling conflicts). But it's a fine album. Cannonball's loving touch with 'Waltz for Debby' is only one of its many charms.

Beautiful, Swinging, Timeless.......2003-12-12

This is truly one of the great jazz albums of all time. Surprisingly, Evans' introspective style and Cannonball's soulful approach meld together perfectly. Perhaps this is testament to just how hugely talented these men are. Both The technical skill and pure musicmanship displayed on this record is just amazing. I've owned this CD for over 10 years now and still find so much to listen to in these recordings. Highlights are the amazing "Waltz For Debby" and Earl Zindars' waltz "Elsa", easily one of the most beautiful songs ever written, in my opinion. You simply cannot go wrong with this CD.

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