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THE SPIRITS of the great Florida-born brother-boppers, alto saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” and trumpeter Nat Adderley blow hard and free at this Vortex gig.
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As they storm into their first number, Gigi Gryce’s Minority, you sense that this is going to be a burning session.
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