74 Miles Away is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded "live" before an invited audience at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California in 1967, and features performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Victor Gaskin and Roy McCurdy. Following these sessions, it would be almost a year before Cannonball Adderley recorded again, a significant sign that the slump in jazz fortunes of the later 1960s had begun.[3][4]

74 Miles Away
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1967[1]
RecordedJune 12 & July 24, 1967
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)
GenreJazz
LabelCapitol
ProducerDavid Axelrod
Cannonball Adderley chronology
Radio Nights
(1967)
74 Miles Away
(1967)
Why Am I Treated So Bad!
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars and states "This was a rare thing, a group that could grab the public's attention and gently lead them into more difficult idioms without pandering or condescension".[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do Do Do (What Now Is Next?)"Nat Adderley, Gail Fisher6:20
2."I Remember Bird"Leonard Feather6:54
3."Walk Tall (Baby, That's What I Need)"Queen Esther Marrow, Jim Rein, Joe Zawinul2:38
4."74 Miles Away"Zawinul13:47
5."Oh Babe"Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Nat Adderley5:28
  • Tracks 1 & 3 recorded on June 12, 1967. Tracks 2,4,& 5 recorded July 24, 1967 at Capitol Tower, Hollywood

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Billboard". November 11, 1967.
  2. ^ 74 Miles Away at AllMusic
  3. ^ Cannonball Adderley discography accessed 28 October 2009
  4. ^ Capitol Records discography accessed August 18, 2015
  5. ^ Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed 28 October 2009