Somethin' Else

When alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley culled together this quartet, he grabbed three champions from seemingly disparate schools to complement his flinty solos: Miles Davis, the king of cool; Art Blakey, the thundering force of hard bop; Hank Jones, a veteran of swing; and Sam Jones, a versatile bassist adaptable to nearly any setting. The results are one of Blue Note's most beloved albums. The open-ended beauty of "Autumn Leaves," which features Davis beautifully stating the melody on muted trumpet, sounds like it could easily be an outtake from Kind of Blue (which it isn't). The midtempo title track provides the centerpiece of this classic as Adderley echoes Miles's swaggering melody before both unravel wonderful solos. A must-have Blue Note album. --John Murph more

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Smarter Choice Somethin' Else (Bonus Tracks) Somethin' Else (Bonus Tracks)	Buy.com 23,982 reviews *smarter certified	$8.96	See it
Somethin' Else [Remaster] Track Listing: 1. Autumn Leaves, 2. Love For Sale, 3. Somthin' Else, 4. One For Daddy-O, 5. Dancing in the Dark, 6....	Best Buy 14,835 reviews *smarter certified	$12.99	See it
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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-20-2008; Wow; Well, this is everything jazz should be, in this novice listener's opinion. Subdued in the right places, swinging in others, the supergroup Adderley put together for this album is simply astounding. Miles Davis and Adderley take center...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-29-2008; Brilliant; Pure Jazz. For a remastered album it is as brilliant as when first heard it in 1959, only more refined and as excellent as it always was, Miles Davis should share all the credits with Cannonball Adderley as without his input, this album...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-16-2008; Nice sideman appearance by Cannonball; Conventional wisdom holds that this is a Miles Davis album, and that is pretty much right - it's an album led by Miles Davis, under Cannonball Adderley's name, set up to showcase the altoist who had just joined Davis's band. You can...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-03-2008; This Album is Somethin' Else, period; If anyone ever wanted to know what Julian Cannonball Adderly is all about, go no further than track one of this album. He leaves it all on the table on Autumn Leaves. His solo there is so intense and emotion filled that it leaves you...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-20-2008; Wow; Well, this is everything jazz should be, in this novice listener's opinion. Subdued in the right places, swinging in others, the supergroup Adderley put together for this album is simply astounding. Miles Davis and Adderley take center...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-16-2008; good music, bad transfer; 4 stars for the music: it sounds like Davis' first quintet on the Prestige label - very good but not great. The reason for the single star is the 1998 transfer is awful: the treble is boosted far too high, with the result that Davis (and...; read full review | report as inappropriate