The best Miles Davis album not officially authored by Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderly’s seminal “Somethin’ Else” from 1958 belongs in every well rounded man’s jazz collection (you do have a jazz collection, dontcha pal?). It oozes class, can be listened to regularly throughout all the years of your life and is also a great makeout album guaranteed to impress hip chicks. And aside from all that, it is absolutely some of the best music ever laid down on magnetic tape by the human race.
Plug it into your Pandora or download it from iTunes or Amazon (free samples here):
| Song Title | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play | 1. Autumn Leaves | 10:59 | $1.99 | Buy MP3 |
| Play | 2. Love For Sale | 7:04 | $1.29 | Buy MP3 |
| Play | 3. Somethin’ Else | 8:13 | $1.29 | Buy MP3 |
| Play | 4. One For Daddy-O | 8:24 | $1.29 | Buy MP3 |
| Play | 5. Dancing In The Dark | 4:07 | $1.29 | Buy MP3 |
| Play | 6. Bangoon (aka Alison’s Uncle) | 5:09 | $1.29 | Buy MP3 |
Once those first slinky, film noir notes from “Autumn Leaves” begin, you’ll know your music collection just took a big step up in class, my friend.
(Pro tip: Spring for the Rudy Van Gelder edition. The warm remix by Blue Note’s master engineer will wrap you in a cocoon of cool.)