Cannonball Adderley quotes

Cannonball Adderley was an influential American jazz alto saxophonist, celebrated for his work in the hard bop era. His energetic performances and blues-inspired style revitalized jazz in the 1950s and 1960s. He remains renowned for collaborating with legends like Miles Davis and leading his own innovative groups. Here are 3 of his quotes:

A young tenor player was complaining to me that Coleman Hawkins made him nervous. Man, I told him Hawkins was supposed to make him nervous! Hawkins has been making other sax players nervous for forty years!

Cannonball Adderley

I keep reverting (to Duke Ellington), he to me is the greatest ever and my favorite jazz philosopher, as such.

Cannonball Adderley