74 Miles Away
1967 studio album by Cannonball Adderley
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74 Miles Away is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded "live" before an invited audience at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California, in 1967, and features performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Victor Gaskin and Roy McCurdy.
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| Released | November 1967[1] | |||
| Recorded | June 12 and July 24, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | David Axelrod | |||
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Overview
Following these sessions, it would be almost a year before Cannonball Adderley recorded again, a significant sign that the slump in jazz fortunes of the later 1960s had begun.[3][4]
The album just scrapped the charts, peaking at No. 186 on the Billboard Top LPs in late 1967, during a two-week run on the chart.[5]
Reception
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Do Do Do (What Now Is Next?)" | Nat Adderley, Gail Fisher | 6:20 |
| 2. | "I Remember Bird" | Leonard Feather | 6:54 |
| 3. | "Walk Tall (Baby, That's What I Need)" | Queen Esther Marrow, Jim Rein, Joe Zawinul | 2:38 |
| 4. | "74 Miles Away" | Zawinul | 13:47 |
| 5. | "Oh Babe" | Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Nat Adderley | 5:28 |
- Tracks 1 & 3 recorded on June 12, 1967. Tracks 2,4,& 5 recorded July 24, 1967 at Capitol Tower, Hollywood
Personnel
- Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
- Nat Adderley – cornet, vocal on "Oh Babe"
- Joe Zawinul – keyboards
- Victor Gaskin – bass
- Roy McCurdy – drums
Charts
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[5] | 186 |