This was Cannonball Adderley’s first record for Riverside and was the start of a very successful run of albums he would produce for the label. “Portrait of Cannonball” is a prime example of Adderley at his hard bop best and he assembled a great group of like-minded players such as Bill Evans on piano and Blue Mitchell on trumpet. The album only has a couple of of original tunes, but the song choices are excellent, including Blue Funk written by Sam Jones and a classic version of Gigi Gryce’s Minority.
Released 1958 : Riverside Records : Catalog # RLP 12-269
Players:
Cannonball Adderley – Alto Sax
Blue Mitchell – Trumpet
Bill Evans – Piano
Sam Jones – Bass
Philly Joe Jones – Drums
Cannonball Adderley – Minority from “Portrait of Cannonball”
Cannonball Adderley – Blue Funk from “Portrait of Cannonball”