Somethin' Else

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Somethin' Else is a landmark 1958 hard bop jazz album led by alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley and featuring Miles Davis, renowned for its lyrical improvisation and classic status in the Blue Note catalog.

All labels observed (4)

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Somethin' Else canonical 3
Somethin’ Else 2
Somethin' Else (composition) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hard bop album
jazz album
studio album
artist Cannonball Adderley
chronologyInArtistDiscography early Blue Note leader date for Cannonball Adderley
closingTrack Dancing in the Dark
composerOfTrack Arthur Schwartz – Dancing in the Dark
linked to: Dancing in the Dark

Cole Porter – Love for Sale
linked to: Love for Sale

Joseph Kosma – Autumn Leaves
Miles Davis – Somethin' Else (composition)
Nat Adderley – One for Daddy-O
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtDesigner Reid Miles
criticalReception widely acclaimed by jazz critics
engineer Rudy Van Gelder
era 1950s jazz
featuredArtist Art Blakey
Hank Jones
Miles Davis
Sam Jones
featuresStyle small-group hard bop
genre hard bop
jazz
hasTrack Autumn Leaves
Dancing in the Dark
Love for Sale
One for Daddy-O
Somethin' Else (title track)
linked to: Somethin' Else
influenceOn subsequent hard bop recordings
labelCatalogNumber Blue Note BLP 1595
linked to: Blue Note Records
labelSeries Blue Note 1500 series
language instrumental
length approximately 43 minutes
notableFor classic status in the Blue Note catalog
lyrical improvisation
openingTrack Autumn Leaves
originalReleaseYear 1958
performerOnInstrument Art Blakey – drums
linked to: Art Blakey

Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
Hank Jones – piano
Miles Davis – trumpet
Sam Jones – bass
photographer Francis Wolff
primaryArtist Cannonball Adderley
producer Alfred Lion
recordingDate 1958-03-09
recordingStudio Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
linked to: Van Gelder Studio
recordLabel Blue Note Records
releaseDate 1958-08-01
titleTrack Somethin' Else (composition)
linked to: Somethin' Else

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Cannonball Adderley notableWork Somethin' Else
Louis Hayes notableAlbumAsSideman Somethin' Else
Cannonball Adderley notableWork Somethin' Else
subject linked to: Cannonball
Somethin' Else hasTrack Somethin' Else (title track)
linked to: Somethin' Else
Somethin' Else titleTrack Somethin' Else (composition)
linked to: Somethin' Else
Stardust recordLabel Somethin’ Else
subject linked to: album "Stardust"
linked to: Somethin' Else
Paul Chambers recordedOn Somethin’ Else
linked to: Somethin' Else