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Cannonball AdderleyThe Black Messiah

Label:

Capitol Records – SWBO-846

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Jacksonville Press, Red Labels

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Free Improvisation

Tracklist

A1Introduction0:50
A2The Black Messiah16:12
A3Monologue2:20
A4Little Benny Hen4:15
B1Zanek5:07
B2Dr. Honouris Cousa14:48
C1The Chocolate Nuisance8:22
C2Untitled6:21
C3The Steam Drill8:42
D1Eye Of The Cosmos4:51
D2Episode From The Music Came2:39
D3Heritage4:43
D4Circumference3:18
D5Pretty Paul2:48
D6The Scene2:16
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Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtThe Troubadour
  • Manufactured ByCapitol Records, Inc.
  • Produced ForHeavy Axe Inc.
  • Produced ForJunat Productions
  • Pressed ByCapitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville

Credits

  • BassWalter Booker
  • ClarinetAlvin Battiste* (tracks: D2 to D6)
  • CongasBuck Clark* (tracks: C1, D4, D6)
  • CornetNat Adderley
  • DrumsRoy McCurdy
  • EngineerGene Hicks
  • GuitarMike Deasy (tracks: A3, B1, C1, D1 to D6)
  • PercussionAirto*
  • Piano, Electric PianoGeorge Duke
  • ProducerCannonball Adderley, David Axelrod
  • SaxophoneCannonball Adderley, Ernie Watts (tracks: A3, B1, C2, D1 to D6)

Notes

Red 'target' labels.
Autocoupled set (record 1 plays sides A/D, record 2 plays sides B/C).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SWBO 1-846
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SWBO 2-846
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C label): SWBO 3-846
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D label): SWBO 4-846
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): SWBO 1 846 H1 #1 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): SWBO 2 846 H1 #1 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): SWBO 3 846 H1 #2 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): SWBO 4 846 H1 #1 0
  • Pressing Plant ID (Stamped all sides runout): 0

Other Versions (5 of 13)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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The Black Messiah (2×LP, Album)Capitol RecordsSWBO-846US1971
New Submission
The Black Messiah Part 2 (LP, Album)Number One RecordsN 9519South Africa1971
New Submission
Live At The Troubadour (LP, Album)Mellomood, Mellomood Jazz SeriesMM 80206South Africa1971
New Submission
The Black Messiah (2×LP, Album)Capitol RecordsSWBO-846US1971
New Submission
The Black Messiah (2×8-Track Cartridge, )Capitol Records8XW 865 /866US1971

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Reviews

  • MrTob's avatar
    MrTob
    My copy sounds great. Nice separation and full range of the sound. Percussion really pops. Great (but a bit uneven) record!
    • oaklandmichael's avatar
      Are you sure this is a mispress? Many double albums were sided like this.

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