Unit 7 (jazz composition)

Unit 7 is a jazz composition by bassist Sam Jones originally composed for the 1962 album Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley.[1][2][3][4] It's also known as "Cannon's Theme."[5]

Notable recordings

• Cannonball Adderley – The Cannonball Adderley Sextet In New York (1962)[6]
• Sam Jones – Sam Jones & Co. – Down Home (1962)[7]
• Wes Montgomery and Wynton Kelly – Smokin' at the Half Note (1965)[8][9]
• The New York Jazz Guitar Ensemble – Four On Six: A Tribute To Wes Montgomery (1985)[10]

References

1. "Unit 7 by Sam Jones/arr. Greg Yasinitsky| J.W. Pepper Sheet Music". www.jwpepper.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
2. npepperl. "Jazz Birthdays | Nov. 12 - Sam Jones". www.kuvo.org. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
3. RETROFUZZ. "Sam Jones | Artists". Blue Note Records. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
4. "Song: Unit 7 written by Sam Jones | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
5. Dis Here: A Bio-discography of Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2000. ISBN 9780313302404.
6. "Cannonball Adderley Catalog". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
7. "Sam Jones & Co. - Down Home". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
8. "Classic recordings—Wes Montgomery | Jazz Institute of Chicago". 2012-03-04. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
9. "Unit 7 - Cannonball Adderley | Cover Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
10. "Four On Six: A Tribute To Wes Montgomery - New York Jazz Guitar Ensemble | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-12-18.