Tonight's Jazz Feature has become an annual tradition on The Jazz Show celebrating September and "back to work" and most importantly "back to school". Tonight the venerable voice of the alto saxophone, a composer and bandleader, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley narrates a brief history of Jazz. It was recorded in 1960 and ends there however Cannonball traces Jazz history through recordings available to the small label that recorded this album....Riverside Records. Adderley's delivery is clear and lucid reflecting his years as a high school teacher in Florida before launching his full time music career. This is still a valuable document even though the music has gone through some enormous changes since 1960. This recording traces the early history of the music through the 20's to the 60's. Enjoy this annual tradition and kudos to Julian Adderley as always.

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