Country Preacher

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Country Preacher
Live album by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Released	1969
Recorded	Chicago, October 1969
Genre	Jazz
Label	Capitol Records
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet chronology
Accent On Africa 1968 Country Preacher 1969 The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free 1970

Country Preacher is a live recording by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet at a meeting of the Chicago chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Operation Breadbasket. The introduction is by the Reverend Jesse Jackson. The liner notes, written by Adderley, give some background to Operation Breadbasket and the Country Preacher.

[edit] Track listing

Introduction by the Reverend Jesse Jackson

1. "Walk Tall" (Zawinul-Marrow-Rein) 5:03
2. "Country Preacher" (J. Zawinul) 4:30
3. "Hummin'" (N. Adderley) 6:32
4. "Oh Babe" (N. Adderley-J. Adderley) 4:50
5. "Afro-Spanish Omlet" a. Umbakwen (N. Adderley) 4:30
   b. Soli Tomba (W. Booker) 3:03
   c. Oiga (J. Zawinul) 4:23
   d. Marabi (J. Adderley) 3:47
6. "The Scene" (J. Zawinul-N. Adderley) 2:01

[edit] Personnel

• Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto and soprano saxophones)
• Nat Adderley (cornet)
• Joe Zawinul (keyboard)
• Walter Booker (bass)
• Roy McCurdy (drums)