After listening to Milestones and Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis, alto saxophonist Tom Scott's life had changed forever. This was not due to the playing of the legendary trumpet player, but due to the robust sound of alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. Fifty years later, he thought it was high time to pay tribute to his hero. With trumpet player Terence Blanchard, bassist Marcus Miller, drummer Steve
… Gadd, Hammond organist Larry Goldings and keyboardist George Duke and singer Nancy Wilson who have both shared the stage with Adderley, this is a true all-star line-up. As one might expect, this collection of top musicians takes an adequate look at Adderley's repertoire, while on the one hand staying true to the original versions, but on the other hand providing them with enough modern influences, like Miller's picking bass on Inside Straight. Cannon Re-Load has thus become a very successful project of a band of which you can only dream of coming together again on a CD. (AD)more