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Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats

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Former chancellor Ken Clarke profiles great jazz musicians of the 20th century

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Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats: Series 8

Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats: Series 8: Episode 2: Cannonball Adderley

Cannonball Adderley

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Episode 2: Cannonball Adderley

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Saxophonist Cannonball Adderley first made his name alongside his brother Nat in the 1950s

Saxophonist Cannonball Adderley first made his name with his brother Nat in the 1950s. Moving to New York, he quickly found success and before long was playing with Miles Davis.

Ken Clarke MP profiles great jazz musicians of the 20th Century.

Florida-born saxophonist Cannonball Adderley first made his name alongside his brother Nat in the 1950s. Moving to New York, he quickly found success and before long was playing with Miles Davis. Drawing influence from many of the greats, including Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Louis Jordan, Cannonball was one of the leading pioneers of hard-bop. By the 1960s he was also prominent in the soul jazz scene, becoming increasingly experimental towards the end of the decade. 

Leading British sax player Alan Barnes talks to Ken about Cannonball's eclectic career.

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