Know What I Mean?

Know What I Mean? is a 1962 album by jazz musician Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, accompanied by Bill Evans and the rhythm section of the Modern Jazz Quartet. It was released on Riverside label as RLP-433.

Know What I Mean?
Studio album by
Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans
ReleasedOctober/November 1962[1]
RecordedJanuary 27, February 21, March 13, 1961
StudioBell Sound (New York City)
GenreSoul jazz
Hard bop
Length53:00
LabelRiverside
RLP-433
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Cannonball Adderley chronology
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse
(1960)		 Know What I Mean?
(1962)		 African Waltz
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DownBeat
(Original Lp release)		[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]
Record Mirror[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[6]

Barely noticeable on the album cover is a small picture of Bill Evans, directly underneath the sculpture (from Bertha Schaefer Gallery) to Adderley's right.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars and states: "It's hard to imagine any fan of mainstream jazz not finding much to love on this very fine recording".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars out of 4, stating: "'The quartet date with Bill Evans was one of the last chances to hear him as sole horn, and he sounds fine".[4]

Track listing
  1. "Waltz for Debby" (Bill Evans, Gene Lees) – 5:15
  2. "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) – 6:15
  3. "Who Cares?" (Take 5) (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:57
  4. "Venice" (John Lewis) – 2:55
  5. "Toy" (Clifford Jordan) – 5:09
  6. "Elsa" (Earl Zindars) – 5:52
  7. "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" (Phil Silvers, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:08
  8. "Know What I Mean?" (Re-take 7) (Evans) – 4:54
  9. "Who Cares?" (Take 4) – 5:55
  10. "Know What I Mean?" (Take 12) – 7:01

Tracks 2-3, 7, 9-10 recorded on January 27, 1961; tracks 5 & 6 on February 21; tracks 1, 4 & 8 recorded on March 13, 1961, all at Bell Sound Studios, New York City.

Personnel

Production staff
  • Bill Stoddard - Recording Engineer
  • Ken Deardoff - album design

References
  1. Dec 8, 1962
  2. Anderson, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 22, 2013
  3. Down Beat: January 31, 1963 Vol. 30, No.3
  4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 10. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
  5. Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (5 June 1965). "Cannonball Adderley: Know What I Mean?" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 221. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 5. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.


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