Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof is an album by jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Capitol

Capitol Records

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 label featuring performances of material from the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...

by Adderley with Nat Adderley

Nat Adderley

Nathaniel Adderley was an American jazz cornet and trumpet player who played in the hard bop and soul jazz genres. He was the brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley....

, Charles Lloyd, Joe Zawinul

Joe Zawinul

Josef Erich Zawinul was an Austrian-American jazz keyboardist and composer.First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with trumpeter Miles Davis, and to become one of the creators of jazz fusion, an innovative musical genre that combined jazz with...

, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes

Louis Hayes

Louis Hayes is an American jazz drummer.-Biography:His father played drums and piano and his mother the piano and he refers to the early influence of hearing jazz, especially that of big bands, on the radio...

. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow

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 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".

Track listing

All compositions by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick except as indicated

1. "Fiddler on the Roof" - 7:22
2. "To Life" - 5:06
3. "Sabbath Prayer" - 3:19
4. "Chavalah" - 2:56
5. "Sewing Machine" - 3:34
6. "Now I Have Everything" - 4:10
7. "Do You Love Me?" - 5:02
8. "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" - 5:33
9. "Sweet Georgia Bright" (Charles Lloyd) - 5:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
10. "Island Blues" (Lloyd) - 2:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "Little Boy With the Sad Eyes" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) - 2:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "Goodbye Charlie" (Dory Langdon, André Previn
    André Previn
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    ) - 2:55
    • Recorded in new York City, NY on September 8 (tracks 9-12) and October 19 & 21 (all other tracks), 1964

Personnel

• Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
  Alto saxophone
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• Nat Adderley
  Nat Adderley
  Nathaniel Adderley was an American jazz cornet and trumpet player who played in the hard bop and soul jazz genres. He was the brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley....
  
   - cornet
  Cornet
  The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett or cornetto.-History:The cornet was...
  
  
• Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone
  Tenor saxophone
  The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
  
  , flute
  Flute
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• Joe Zawinul
  Joe Zawinul
  Josef Erich Zawinul was an Austrian-American jazz keyboardist and composer.First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with trumpeter Miles Davis, and to become one of the creators of jazz fusion, an innovative musical genre that combined jazz with...
  
   - piano
  Piano
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• Sam Jones - bass
  Double bass
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• Louis Hayes
  Louis Hayes
  Louis Hayes is an American jazz drummer.-Biography:His father played drums and piano and his mother the piano and he refers to the early influence of hearing jazz, especially that of big bands, on the radio...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
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