The Happy People
1972 live album by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
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| Live album by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
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| Length | 40:36 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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The Happy People is a live album by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, a band led by jazz saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. It was recorded in 1970 in New York City[2] and released in 1972 through Capitol Records. It features contributions from the quintet: Cannonball Adderley on saxophone, George Duke on piano, Walter Booker on string bass, Roy McCurdy on drums and Nat Adderley on cornet, with guest appearances from Airto Moreira, Olga James, Flora Purim, David T. Walker, Chuck Rainey, King Errisson and Mayuto Correa.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Happy People" (featuring Airto Moreira) | Airto Moreira | 11:22 |
| 2. | "Maria Tres Filhos" | Milton Nascimento | 10:40 |
| 3. | "Savior" (featuring Olga James) |
| 14:31 |
| 4. | "ELA" (featuring Airto Moreira) | Benito di Paula | 4:11 |
| Total length: | 40:36 | ||
Personnel
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley – alto saxophone, producer
- George Duke – piano, electric piano, arrangement (track 2)
- Walter Booker – double bass
- Roy McCurdy – drums
- Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley – cornet
Additional musicians
- Airto Moreira – lead vocals (tracks: 1, 4), percussion
- Olga James – lead vocals (track 3)
- Flora Purim – vocals
- David T. Walker – guitar (track 3)
- Chuck Rainey – electric bass (track 3)
- "King" Errisson Pallman Johnson – percussion
- Mayuto Correa – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4)
- David Axelrod – arrangement (tracks: 1, 3), producer
- Nathaniel E. Adderley, Jr. – arrangement (track 4)
Technical
- John Hoernle – art direction
- George Bartell – illustration
- Leroy Brooks – photography
References
External links
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet – The Happy People at Discogs (list of releases)
- The Happy People on Cannonball Adderley's website
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- Presenting Cannonball
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
- Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings
- In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley
- Sophisticated Swing
- Cannonball Enroute
- Cannonball's Sharpshooters
- Somethin' Else
- Portrait of Cannonball
- Jump for Joy
- Things Are Getting Better
- Blue Spring
- Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago
- Cannonball Takes Charge
- Them Dirty Blues
- Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners
- Know What I Mean?
- African Waltz
- Plus
- Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley
- Cannonball's Bossa Nova
- Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof
- Domination
- Great Love Themes
- Accent on Africa
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra
- Love, Sex, and the Zodiac
- Inside Straight
- Pyramid
- Phenix
- Lovers
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse
- The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York
- Cannonball in Europe!
- Jazz Workshop Revisited
- Autumn Leaves
- Nippon Soul
- Cannonball Adderley Live!
- Live Session!
- Money in the Pocket
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at "The Club"
- Cannonball in Japan
- Radio Nights
- 74 Miles Away
- Why Am I Treated So Bad!
- In Person
- Country Preacher
- The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free
- The Happy People
- The Black Messiah
- Music You All
- Discoveries
- The Japanese Concerts
