Julian “Cannonball” Adderley's King Super 20 Silver Sonic alto recently joined the ranks of some of the most treasured musical instruments in the Smithsonian’s collection, including John Coltrane’s ...

Cannonball Adderley stylistically personifies the entire history of the alto saxophone. At once, he could play with the most elegant refinement and with the grittiest soulfulness.

Both as the leader of his own bands as well as an alto and soprano saxophone stylist, Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley was one of the progenitors of the swinging, rhythmically robust style of music ...

Jazz impresario Julian "Cannonball" Adderley has always been one of my favorite saxophone players--and he's easily one of the best alto sax players of all time. A lot of people may or may not know ...

The brothers Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone and Nat Adderley on cornet led one of the most popular bands of the 1960s. Cannonball had the higher profile, coming off his time with ...

Born in Tallahassee, Fla. 31 years ago, Cannonball played trumpet in high school, switched to sax in college, spent several years as music director at Fort Lauderdale’s Negro high school before ...