The Black Messiah
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| Live album by Cannonball Adderley | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, jazz rock | |||
| Length | 87:32 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | David Axelrod | |||
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The Black Messiah is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at The Troubadour in Los Angeles, California in 1970 featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet with Nat Adderley, George Duke, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest appearances by Airto Moreira, Mike Deasy, Ernie Watts, Alvin Batiste, and Buck Clarke. After many years of being out of print, The Black Messiah was reissued in 2014 by Real Gone Music; the new 2CD reissue included liner notes by music journalist/blogger Bill Kopp.
The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars and states: "Still immersed in the burgeoning electronic jazz-rock explosion of the times, Cannonball Adderley goes further toward a rapprochement with the rock and soul audiences than ever before on this fascinating, overlooked double album."
All compositions by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley except as indicated
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