EmArcy session · in the studio

August 5, 1955

Cannonball Adderley Octet

In the room

Cannonball Adderley – alto sax
Nat Adderley – cornet
J.J. Johnson – trombone
Jerome Richardson – tenor sax, flute
Cecil Payne – baritone sax
Quincy Jones – arranger
Johnny Williams – piano · as John Williams
Paul Chambers – bass
Max Roach – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

Mercury numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
11994	Willows	MG-36043
11995	Fallen Feathers	MG-36043
11996	Rose Room	MG-36043

All 3 takes found on Spotify

Where it ended up

Cannonball Adderley Octet – Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (EmArcy MG-36043)

MG-36043 · 1955Julian "Cannonball" AdderleyCannonball Adderley Octet

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

8 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG-36087	Today Is Bargain Day - A Collection Of All Star High Fidelity Recordings	Various Artists	1956	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, J.J. Johnson, Jerome Richardson, Cecil Payne, Quincy Jones, Johnny Williams, Paul Chambers

6 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG-36085	The Young Ones Of Jazz	Various Artists	1956	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Cecil Payne, Johnny Williams, Paul Chambers, Max Roach

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG-36066	Introducing Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars	Jimmy Cleveland Octet	1956	Jerome Richardson, Cecil Payne, Johnny Williams, Paul Chambers, Max Roach

4 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 12017	The Jazz Corner Of The Village Cafe Bohemia Featuring Kenny Clarke, Horace Silver, Paul Chambers, Nat Adderley, Julian "Cannon Ball" Adderley, Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson	Kenny Clarke Septet	1955	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson, Paul Chambers
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson, Paul Chambers
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson, Paul Chambers

3 of them 26 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9022	The Birth Of Bop Volume 1	Various Artists	1953	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne, Max Roach
MG 9023	The Birth Of Bop Volume 2	Various Artists	1953	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne, Max Roach
MG 9024	The Birth Of Bop Volume 3	Various Artists	1953	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne, Max Roach
MG 9025	The Birth Of Bop Volume 4	Various Artists	1953	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne, Max Roach
PRLP 208	King Pleasure Sings	Charlie Ferguson Quintet With King Pleasure	1955	J.J. Johnson, Quincy Jones, Paul Chambers
MG 12018	Presenting Cannonball	Julian "Cannon Ball" Adderley Quintet	1955	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Paul Chambers
MG-36058	Sarah Vaughan In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Sarah Vaughan	1956	Cannonball Adderley, J.J. Johnson, Jerome Richardson
MG-36077	Julian Cannonball Adderley In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Cannonball Adderley Octet	1956	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson
MG-36086	For Jazz Lovers	Various Artists	1956	Cannonball Adderley, J.J. Johnson, Jerome Richardson
CL 1020	Jazz Omnibus	Various Artists	1957	J.J. Johnson, Paul Chambers, Max Roach
CL 1030	First Place	J.J. Johnson	1957	J.J. Johnson, Paul Chambers, Max Roach
MG 12106	J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets	J.J. Johnson's Beboppers	1957	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne, Max Roach
RLP 12-256	The Modern Touch	Benny Golson Sextet	1958	J.J. Johnson, Paul Chambers, Max Roach
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	J.J. Johnson, Paul Chambers, Max Roach
PRLP 7128	King Pleasure Sings, Annie Ross Sings	Annie Ross With Teacho Wiltshire And His Band	1958	J.J. Johnson, Quincy Jones, Paul Chambers
RLP 12-297	Blue Spring	Kenny Dorham Septet, Cannonball Adderley	1959	Cannonball Adderley, Cecil Payne, Paul Chambers
CL 1303	Blue Trombone	J.J. Johnson	1959	J.J. Johnson, Paul Chambers, Max Roach
RLP 377	African Waltz	Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra	1961	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson
JLP 82	Kenny Dorham And Friends With Cannonball Adderley & Sonny Rollins	Kenny Dorham Quintet/Sextet	1962	Cannonball Adderley, Cecil Payne, Paul Chambers
RLP 416	Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits	Cannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson	1962	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson
V-8476	Bursting Out With The All Star Big Band!	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1962	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson
CL 2106	Quiet Nights	Miles Davis	1963	J.J. Johnson, Jerome Richardson, Paul Chambers
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson
LM-82002	I/We Had A Ball	Various Artists	1965	Nat Adderley, J.J. Johnson, Quincy Jones
PR 7586	Original Moody's Mood	King Pleasure	1968	J.J. Johnson, Quincy Jones, Paul Chambers

2 of them 87 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7824	Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra	1946	J.J. Johnson, Max Roach
PR 7839	Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers · not on the site yet	Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers	1949	J.J. Johnson, Max Roach
PRLP 109	Modern Jazz Trombones	Kai Winding And His All Stars, Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars	1951	J.J. Johnson, Max Roach
PRLP 123	Modern Jazz Trombones Volume Two	Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson	1952	J.J. Johnson, Max Roach
BLP 5012	The McGhee-Navarro Sextet	Howard McGhee's All Stars	1952	J.J. Johnson, Max Roach
MGC-158	Jumping Moods By Flip Phillips	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra	1954	Cecil Payne, Max Roach
MGN-1003	Afro	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1954	J.J. Johnson, Quincy Jones
CL 742	Trombone For Two	J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1955	J.J. Johnson, Paul Chambers
MGN-1023	Dizzy And Strings	Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards And His Orchestra	1955	J.J. Johnson, Quincy Jones
MGN-1034	Tenor Saxes	Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura	1955	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne
BLP 5065	Afro-Cuban	Kenny Dorham	1955	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne
BLP 5070	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Vol. 3	Jay Jay Johnson Quintet	1955	J.J. Johnson, Paul Chambers
MG 12021	"That's Nat" Adderley	Nat Adderley Quintet	1955	Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson
MG-36007	Clark Terry	Clark Terry Septet	1955	Cecil Payne, Quincy Jones
MG-36011	For These In Love	Dinah Washington	1955	Cecil Payne, Quincy Jones
MGC-692	Swinging With Flip	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra	1956	Cecil Payne, Max Roach
BLP 1506	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2	J.J. Johnson	1956	J.J. Johnson, Paul Chambers
PRLP 7023	Trombone By Three	J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green	1956	J.J. Johnson, Max Roach
PRLP 7024	Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson	Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers	1956	J.J. Johnson, Max Roach
MG-36100	To The Ivy League From Nat Adderley	Nat Adderley Quintet	1956	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
RLP 12-226	Brilliant Corners	Thelonious Monk	1957	Paul Chambers, Max Roach
LP 1269	Plenty, Plenty Soul	Milt Jackson	1957	Cannonball Adderley, Quincy Jones
BLP 1535	Afro-Cuban	Kenny Dorham	1957	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne
BLP 1558	Sonny Rollins Volume 2	Sonny Rollins	1957	J.J. Johnson, Paul Chambers
MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	J.J. Johnson, Quincy Jones
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne
MG 12118	Pretty For The People	A.K. Salim	1957	Paul Chambers, Max Roach
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Jerome Richardson, Quincy Jones
MG-36110	Sophisticated Swing	"Cannonball" Adderley	1957	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
RLP 12-251	Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars	Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars	1958	Paul Chambers, Max Roach
RLP 12-266	Last Chorus	Ernie Henry	1958	Cecil Payne, Paul Chambers
RLP 12-277	It's Magic	Abbey Lincoln	1958	Jerome Richardson, Paul Chambers
CL 1161	JJ! In Person	The J.J. Johnson Quintet	1958	Nat Adderley, J.J. Johnson
CL 1193	Milestones	Miles Davis	1958	Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers
PJ-1246	New Bottle Old Wine	Gil Evans	1958	Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers
RLP 12-298	Kelly Blue	Wynton Kelly	1959	Nat Adderley, Paul Chambers
RLP 303	Cannonball Takes Charge	Cannonball Adderley Quartet	1959	Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers
CL 1250	Legrand Jazz	Michel Legrand	1959	Jerome Richardson, Paul Chambers
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers
CL 1268	Jazz Track	Miles Davis	1959	Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers
CL 1274	Porgy And Bess	Miles Davis	1959	Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers
PJ-1283	A Good Git-Together	Jon Hendricks	1959	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
CL 1355	Kind Of Blue	Miles Davis	1959	Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers
CL 1383	Really Livin'	The J.J. Johnson Sextet	1959	Nat Adderley, J.J. Johnson
MG-36135	Cannonball's Sharpshooters	Cannonball Adderley	1959	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
RLP 311	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet In San Francisco	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Featuring Nat Adderley	1960	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
RLP 314	The Thumper	Jimmy Heath Sextet	1960	Nat Adderley, Paul Chambers
RLP 322	Them Dirty Blues	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet	1960	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
RLP 330	That's Right!	Nat Adderley And The Big Sax Section	1960	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
RLP 333	Really Big!	The Jimmy Heath Orchestra	1960	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
RLP 344	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet At The Lighthouse	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet	1960	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
PJ-1289	Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 1: The Singers/The Swingers	Various Artists	1960	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
NJLP 8237	The New Scene Of King Curtis	King Curtis Quintet	1960	Nat Adderley, Paul Chambers
A-1	The Great Kai & J.J.	J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1961	J.J. Johnson, Paul Chambers
A-11	The Quintessence	Quincy Jones And His Orchestra	1961	Jerome Richardson, Quincy Jones
JLP 47	Naturally!	Nat Adderley Quartets	1961	Nat Adderley, Paul Chambers
RLP 358	The Chant	Sam Jones Plus 10	1961	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
RLP 388	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Plus	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Plus	1961	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
CJM 8019	The Jazz Life!	Various Artists	1961	Cecil Payne, Max Roach
CJM 8022	Newport Rebels	Jazz Artists Guild	1961	Cecil Payne, Max Roach
JLP 75	In The Bag	Nat Adderley Sextet	1962	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
RLP 404	The Cannonball Adderley Sextet In New York	The Cannonball Adderley Sextet	1962	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
RLP 429	Big Bags	Milt Jackson Orchestra	1962	Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson
PJ-100	24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!	Various Artists	1963	Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers
RLP 444	Jazz Workshop Revisited	Cannonball Adderley Sextet	1963	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
RLP 477	Nippon Soul	Cannonball Adderley	1963	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
PRLP 7253	Looking Back	J.J. Johnson	1963	J.J. Johnson, Max Roach
V-8539	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 1)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Cannonball Adderley, J.J. Johnson
V-8540	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 2)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Cannonball Adderley, J.J. Johnson
V-8541	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 3)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Cannonball Adderley, J.J. Johnson
V-8542	Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 4)	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1963	Cannonball Adderley, J.J. Johnson
V-8568	The Essential Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins Solo	1963	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne
V-8571	The Essential Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa Trio At JATP	1963	J.J. Johnson, Quincy Jones
CL 2178	Miles & Monk At Newport	Miles Davis Sextet	1964	Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers
V-8555	The Individualism Of Gil Evans	Gil Evans Orchestra	1964	Jerome Richardson, Paul Chambers
V-8601	New Fantasy	Lalo Schifrin	1964	J.J. Johnson, Jerome Richardson
LP 1443	And Then Again	Elvin Jones	1965	J.J. Johnson, Paul Chambers
V-8621	Room For One More	Irene Reid	1965	J.J. Johnson, Jerome Richardson
V-8624	Music From The Motion Picture Once A Thief And Other Themes	Lalo Schifrin	1965	J.J. Johnson, Jerome Richardson
LP 1460	Sayin' Somethin'	Nat Adderley	1966	Nat Adderley, J.J. Johnson
V-8654	The Dissection And Reconstruction Of Music From The Past As Performed By The Inmates Of Lalo Schifrin's Demented Ensemble As A Tribute To The Memory Of The Marquis De Sade	Lalo Schifrin	1966	J.J. Johnson, Jerome Richardson
A-9132	Happenings	Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson	1966	J.J. Johnson, Jerome Richardson
LM-82029	With Respect To Nat	Oscar Peterson	1966	J.J. Johnson, Jerome Richardson
V-8677	Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues	Leonard Feather	1967	J.J. Johnson, Jerome Richardson
V-8730	Hip Vibrations	Cal Tjader	1968	J.J. Johnson, Jerome Richardson
V-8743	Leonard Feather Presents The Sound Of Feeling And The Sound Of Oliver Nelson	Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All Stars	1968	J.J. Johnson, Jerome Richardson
PJ-10137	A Portrait Of Wes Montgomery	The Montgomery Brothers And 5 Others	1968	Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley