Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was a jazz alto saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s. Originally from Tampa, Florida, he moved to New York in the mid 1950s.[1]
He was the brother of jazz cornetist Nat Adderley.[1]
His educational career was long established prior to teaching applied instrumental music classes at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Cannonball moved to Tallahassee, Florida when his parents obtained teaching positions at Florida A&M University.[2] Both Cannonball and brother Nat played with Ray Charles when Charles lived in Tallahassee during the early 1940s.[3] Cannonball was a local legend in Florida until he moved to New York City in 1955.[1]