Somethin' Else

Somethin’ Else is regarded as a landmark album in the hard bop and cool styles. This critically-acclaimed LP is notable for the presence and prominent contributions of Miles Davis, in one of his few recording dates for Blue Note Records. Many critics and jazz fans consider Somethin’ Else to be among the greatest jazz albums of all time.

CD reissues include a bonus track, variously titled “Bangoon” or (originally, and incorrectly) “Allison’s Uncle”. That song is a Hank Jones composition, more hard bop in orientation than the rest of the record. It features a paradigmatic solo by Blakey (he can be heard humming along during the solo). The title under which the song was originally released, “Allison’s Uncle”, refers to the fact that the session took place shortly after the wife of Adderley’s brother Nat had given birth to a daughter named Allison - thus making Cannonball Adderley “Allison’s Uncle”.


Cannonball Adderley - Alto saxophone, Leader
Miles Davis - Trumpet (not on 5)
Hank Jones - Piano , Sam Jones - Bass
Art Blakey - Drums

Released 1958
Recorded Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack) March 9, 1958
Genre Hard bop, Bebop
Length 43:41
Label Blue Note Records
Producer Alfred Lion