The Cannonball Adderley Sextet BBC Jazz 625 TV Show Full (1964)

Extremely rare footage featuring the Cannonball Adderley Sextet appearing in London on May 12, 1964 for the now legendary BBC show Jazz 625 hosted by the great Steve Race. This is high-octane jazz of the take-no-prisoners variety. Enjoy

Tracklisting

1st clip

1. I Introduction
2. Work Song 00:58
3. The Song My Lady Sings 08:11
4. Poor Butterfly 16:06
5. Jive Samba 20:50
6. Unit Seven (outro) 28:08

2nd clip

1. Intro
2. The Weaver 01:11
3. Bohemia After Dark 09:29
4. Come Sunday 15:12
5. Sweet Georgia Bright 21:39
6. Unit Seven (outro) 26:43

Personnel

Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley (alto sax)
Nat Adderley (cornet)
Charles Lloyd (flute, tenor sax)
Joe Zawinul (piano)
Sam Jones (bass)
Louis Hayes (drums),
Steve Race (host).

Cannonball Adderley Sextet - London 1964 - Part II

Second part of The Cannonball Adderley Sextet appearance in London on May 12, 1964 at the BBC Television Theatre for legendary TV show JAZZ 625.

Lineup is Cannonball Adderley with his brother Nat on trumpet, Charles Lloyd on tenor, Joe Zawinul on piano, Sam Jones on drums and Louis Hayes on drums.

The program consists of 1)The Weaver 2)Bohemia After Dark 3) Come Sunday 4)Sweet Georgia Bright 5) Unit Seven. Host is Steve Race, a cult BBC figure, enjoy his stiff upper lip and pure British phlegm.

Viewers are advised to fasten their seat belts as this swings hard!