This is one of the more unusual sessions that altoist
Cannonball Adderley recorded during his career. Originally released under composer
John Benson Brooks' name and now available as an
Adderley CD, the nine-part four-movement suite has original folk melodies interpreted by a quartet comprised of
Adderley, trumpeter
Art Farmer, guitarist
Barry Galbraith and bassist
Milt Hinton;
Brooks briefly plays piano on one piece. Although not essential, the music is thought-provoking, quite melodic, and looks backwards toward folk music of the 1800's while giving the pieces a 1950's jazz sensibility.