Cannonball Adderley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cannonball Adderley

American jazz alto saxophonist

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1928

Place of Birth: Tampa, Florida, United States

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1975

Profession: composer, conductor, record producer, bandleader, saxophonist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s.Adderley is remembered for his 1966 soul jazz single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", a crossover hit on the pop charts (it was also covered by the Buckinghams).
He worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, on his own 1958 Somethin' Else album, and on the seminal Davis records Milestones (1958) and Kind of Blue (1959).
He was the older brother of jazz trumpeter Nat Adderley, a longtime member of his band.