Cannonball Adderley's Poppin' In Paris: Live at L'Olympia 1972 due for RSD

A limited 2LP vinyl pressing of Cannonball Adderley's 1972 performance at The Olympia in Paris will be in shops April 20th. 

Here's the scoop...

First complete, authorized release of saxophone giant Cannonball Adderley's Paris performance at The Olympia in 1972 with brother Nat Adderley on cornet, George Duke playing Fender Rhodes electric piano, Walter Booker on bass and drummer Roy McCurdy providing the rock-solid beats. Elemental Music's deluxe 2CD set – which opens with a 20-minute plus version of Duke's "Black Messiah" – was transferred from the original tape reels recorded by the ORTF and housed in the INA (the Institut national de l'audiovisuel). Released by Elemental Music in cooperation with the Cannonball Adderley Estate and INA France. A limited 2LP vinyl release – mastered by the legendary Bernie Grundman and pressed on 180g vinyl by Memphis Record Pressing – is being made available for Record Store Day on April 20th.

Includes an extensive booklet with rare photos; essays by acclaimed jazz author and historian Bob Bluenthal and producer Zev Feldman, plus testimonies by Tia Fuller, Lou Donaldson & Vincent Herring, and a never before published Nat Adderley interview from 1983. 

Get a 2CD copy of Poppin' In Paris right here. Check the tracklisting below followed by a Radio France broadcast of the performance which has been circulating for years. 

Cannonball Adderley – Poppin' In Paris: Live at L'Olympia 1972

Disc: 1

1 Black Messiah

2 Autumn Leaves

3 Soli Tomba

4 Walk Tall (Baby, That's What I Need)

Disc: 2

1 Doctor Honoris Causa

2 Hummin'

3 Directions

4 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

5 The Scene