Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Capitol label featuring performances of material from the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Charles Lloyd, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes.[1][2]
Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | October 19 & 21 1964 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | David Axelrod | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow and Tim Sendra awarded the album 4 stars and states "Cannonball plays near his peak; this is certainly the finest album by this particular sextet".[5] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "not revelatory but very entertaining".[4]
All compositions by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick except as indicated