Cannonball Takes Charge
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| Cannonball Takes Charge | ||||
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| Released | August 1959[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 23, 27 & May 12, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Reeves Sound (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Jazz, hard bop | |||
| Label | Riverside | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Cannonball Takes Charge is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Riverside label featuring performances by Adderley with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb with Percy and Albert Heath replacing Chambers and Cobb on two selections.[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz said that "Cannonball Takes Charge is perhaps only ordinary."[4] The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars and states: "Cannonball Adderley is in top form on this 1959 release."[3]
