Here’s an item from jazz writer Mark Stryker, which caught Peter Erksine’s attention on Twitter. Cannonball Adderley playing a fast tempo with Louis Hayes on drums, on an Adderley record I’ve never owned, Nippon Soul.
Stryker says: “This duo with Louis Hayes is prime Cannonball, and one of the best examples of Louis’ distinctive cymbal beat and how he’s the link between Philly Joe and Tony Williams at this tempo.”
You can hear what he’s talking about, even if it doesn’t work exactly that way— it’s burning: