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Cannonball Adderley
Big Man: The Legend Of John Henry

Album US 1975 on Fantasy label
Jazz, R&B/Soul and Soundtrack (Fusion, Musical)

Cannonball Adderley's Big Man The Legend Of John Henry Recording Produced for Junat Productions (Airto appeared courtesy of CTI Records) (Recorded at Fantasy Studios; Berkeley, Ca.) 1975, Fantasy® Records Tenth and Parker Berkeley, Ca. 94710 The sides of these records have been positioned to play in sequence on an automatic turntable. Music; lyrics. ©1975, Bi-Circle Music (BMI) and Tri-Circle Music (ASCAP). All rights reserved.

     
Musicians
PortraitCannonball Adderley as, 1928-1975 US
alto saxophone, alto sax, music by, a folk musical by, producer, album by
PortraitDiane Lampert , 1924-2013 US
adapted by (text), book by, liner notes, lyrics by
PortraitGeorge W. George , 1920-2007 US
adapted by (text), book by, text by, from material by
PortraitCarol Kaye b, *1935 US
bass
PortraitWalter Booker b, 1933-2006 US
bass
PortraitBillie Barnum bvoc, US
chorus
PortraitCharles May p, syn, bvoc, US
chorus
Donald Dandridge
chorus
PortraitFleming Williams voc, 1943-1998 US
chorus
PortraitGwen Owens voc, bvoc, US
chorus
PortraitJesse Richardson voc,
chorus
PortraitJosef Powell voc, US
chorus
PortraitMichael Gray voc,
chorus
PortraitMortonette Jenkins bvoc, voc, US
chorus
Sherwood Sledge
chorus
PortraitStephanie Spruill voc, bvoc, US
chorus
PortraitVermettya Royster voc,
chorus
PortraitJack Shulman vn, US
concertmaster, strings
PortraitRoy McCurdy dr, *1936 US
drums
PortraitJoe Williams voc, 1918-1999 US
featuring, starring, voice actor, john henry
PortraitRandy Crawford voc, *1952 US
featuring, starring, voice actor, carolina
PortraitRobert Guillaume , *1927 US
featuring, starring, voice actor, jassawa
PortraitBilly Fender g, US
guitar
PortraitDon Peake str, *1940
guitar
PortraitDawilli Gonga ,
keyboards
Peter Farrow
lyrics by, text by, from material by
PortraitNat Adderley cor, 1931-2000 US
music by, a folk musical by, producer
PortraitAirto Moreira perc, dr, voc, *1941 BR
percussion
PortraitKing Errisson perc, cng, *1941 BS
percussion
PortraitJimmy Jones p, 1918-1982
piano
PortraitDon Menza ts, *1936 US
reeds
PortraitJackie Kelso ts, as, 1922-2012 US
reeds
PortraitJay Migliori ts, 1930-2001 US
reeds
PortraitWilliam Green sax, 1925-1996 US
reeds
PortraitAlexander Neiman vl,
strings
PortraitAlfred Lustgarten vn,
strings
PortraitArthur H. Brown ,
strings
PortraitBernard Kundell vn, str, US
strings
PortraitEdgar Lustgarten vc,
strings
PortraitGareth Nuttycombe vl,
strings
PortraitHenry Roth vn, str,
strings
PortraitJerome Reisler str, vn, US
strings
PortraitKathleen Lustgarten vc,
strings
PortraitMary Newkirk vl,
strings
PortraitPamela Goldsmith vl, US
strings
PortraitWilliam Henderson p,
strings
PortraitWilliam Hymanson vn,
strings
Paul Avila Mayer
text by, from material by
PortraitDick Hyde tb, US
trombone
PortraitGeorge Bohanon tb, *1960 US
trombone
PortraitAllen De Rienzo tr,
trumpet
PortraitOllie Mitchell tr, 1927-2013 US
trumpet
PortraitOscar Brashear tr, *1944 US
trumpet
PortraitLane Smith , *1959 US
voice actor, sheriff, bull maree
Judy Thames
voice actor, whore
Producers
Phil Carroll art direction
David Lance Goines design, cover, cover art
Jim Stern engineer
David Turner mastered by
Tony Lane photography by, photo of joe williams
Bruce Talamon photography by, photo of julian " cannonball " adderley
David Axelrod producer
Composers
Diane Lampert
Peter Farrow
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1OvertureCannonball Adderley2:17
2Anybody Need A Big ManCannonball Adderley3:49
3Who Bend The RainbowCannonball Adderley3:42
4Forty More Miles To Go/Rouster's ChantCannonball Adderley1:17
5Ten Mile Of Mountain/Recitative: Who Up In HeavenCannonball Adderley3:00
6Dialogue (Carolina)Cannonball Adderley0:13
7Gonna Give Lovin' A TryCannonball Adderley3:15
8The Broomstick SongCannonball Adderley1:24
9Next Year In JerusalemCannonball Adderley2:18
10Dialogue (Carolina, John Henry)Cannonball Adderley0:27
11Stayin' Place (Intro)Cannonball Adderley0:34
12Stayin' PlaceCannonball Adderley2:38
13Dialogue (Carolina)Cannonball Adderley0:19
14A New Star Risin'Cannonball Adderley2:02
15The Steamdrill Race (Intro)Cannonball Adderley0:50
16Anybody Need A Big ManCannonball Adderley6:07
17Grind You Own CoffeeCannonball Adderley3:10
18Anybody Need A Big Man/Dialogue (Deputy)Cannonball Adderley0:47
19Hundred An' One Year/M'RiaCannonball Adderley1:29
20RiverCannonball Adderley2:11
21A New Star Risin'Cannonball Adderley0:30
22Dialogue (Carolina & Jassawa)Cannonball Adderley0:21
23Hundred An' One Year/M'riaCannonball Adderley1:15
24Recitative: Born BlackCannonball Adderley2:12
25Dialogue (Jassawa)Cannonball Adderley0:08
26Poundin'Cannonball Adderley3:04
27Dialogue (John Henry & Bull Maree)Cannonball Adderley0:38
28The Steamdrill RaceCannonball Adderley1:32
29We Saved/Dialogue (Carolina)Cannonball Adderley0:26
30Jesus Where You Now?Cannonball Adderley2:03
31If I Was JehovahCannonball Adderley2:36
32On His Bones (Finale)Cannonball Adderley1:23
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