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Know What I Mean?

Know What I Mean?
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Studio album by Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans
Released October/November 1962
Recorded January 27, February 21, March 13, 1961
Bell Sound Studios, New York City
Genre Soul jazz
Hard bop
Length 53:00
Label Riverside
RLP-433
Producer Orrin Keepnews
Cannonball Adderley chronology
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse
(1960)The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse1960
Know What I Mean?
(1961)
African Waltz
(1961)African Waltz1961
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Down Beat
(Original Lp release)
3.5/5 stars
Allmusic 4/5 stars
The Penguin Guide to Jazz 3/4 stars
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 3/5 stars

Know What I Mean? is a 1962 album by jazz musician Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, accompanied by Bill Evans and the rhythm section of the Modern Jazz Quartet. It was released on Riverside label as RLP-433.

Barely noticeable on the album cover is a small picture of Bill Evans, directly underneath the sculpture to Adderley's right.

The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars and states "It's hard to imagine any fan of mainstream jazz not finding much to love on this very fine recording".The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars out of 4 stating "'The quartet date with Bill Evans was one of the last chances to hear him as sole horn, and he sounds fine".

Tracks 2-3, 7, 9-10 recorded on January 27, 1961; tracks 5 & 6 on February 21; tracks 1, 4 & 8 recorded on March 13, 1961, all at Bell Sound Studios, New York City.


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