This Jazz feature is a long time September tradition on The Jazz Show as it is entertaining and educational. It celebrates the usual September time of "back to school, back to work" and so on. Julian "Cannonball" Adderley was one of the leading alto saxophonists in Jazz music and a great bandleader and Jazz communicator. He was a former school teacher before embarking on his fabled musical career. This record tonight was recorded in 1960 for a small record label so it his it's obvious limitations but it is still a fine overview of Jazz music's history up until that time and consequently still a valuable document and a good educational tool for the new and the old listener to this music. Check it out tonight "A History of Jazz" narrated by Cannonball Adderley.

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