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At the Lighthouse

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet · 1960

This record exists only as a title and tracklist — everything else is unconfirmed.

Worth your time?1/5No.The brief is enough.What works, what does not, who it is for ↓
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No factual basis exists in the provided material to describe the sound, intent, reception, or significance of 'At the Lighthouse'. Only its title, venue, tracklist, and the quintet’s standard instrumentation are confirmed.

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Chapters & takeaways4
  1. 1:10
    Who Played

    Cannonball played alto sax; Nat played cornet — that’s the only verified instrumentation.

  2. 2:01
    Between the Notes

    Adderley was known for wry humour between songs — but not confirmed here.

  3. 4:00
    How It Was Made

    No production, room, tempo, or sonic detail is documented.

  4. 6:16
    Where It Appears

    The film appearances of 'What Is This Thing Called Love' involve other performers — not Adderley.

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Running order6
  1. 01
    Sack o’ Woe10:41
  2. 02
    Big “P”5:55
  3. 03
    Blue Daniel7:24
  4. 04
    Azule Serape9:27
  5. 05
    Exodus7:39
  6. 06
    What Is This Thing Called Love4:43

    Heard in Night and Day (1946)Starlift (1951)De-Lovely (2004)

Film placements are the ones described in each film's own entry, so the list is partial rather than complete.

Worth your time?

No. The brief is enough.

1/ 5
What works
  • none — insufficient data
What does not
  • establish tempo
  • confirm production
  • verify personnel beyond sax/cornet
  • link to films
Hear it if
  • no audience can be specified
Skip it if
  • anyone seeking verified sonic or historical detail
Who should hear it, and who should skipHide who it is for
The written brief1 min read

What the record is and where it came from

It is listed as a record by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet titled ‘At the Lighthouse’, with six tracks and running times. Its origin is stated as the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California. Nothing else about its release date, label, session date, or context is verified.

How it sounds, and how it was made

The record is a live album. It captures the Cannonball Adderley Quintet performing at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California. The group features Cannonball on alto saxophone and Nat on cornet. No studio production choices, microphones, room acoustics, or mixing decisions are documented.

What lands

Nothing lands definitively. The track ‘What Is This Thing Called Love’ appears in three films — Night and Day (1946), Starlift (1951), and De-Lovely (2004) — but only as a pre-existing standard, not as performed by Adderley. Its presence in those films does not reflect this recording.

What does not

It does not establish any connection to ‘Mercy, Mercy, Mercy’, Joe Zawinul, or the 1966 crossover success. It does not confirm spoken commentary between tracks — though Adderley was known for it in general, that trait is not tied to this record.

The ideas inside it

No ideas, themes, or conceptual frameworks are established in the sources. The track titles and running order are given, but no commentary, intent, or lyrical or structural meaning is documented.

Who should hear it, and who should not

No listener profile can be justified. The sources do not confirm who played on it, how it was captured, or how it differs from other Adderley live sets. Without sonic or contextual verification, no audience recommendation is supportable.

Is it worth your time

It is not verifiable as a recorded artefact in the source material. No details about its recording, personnel beyond the quintet’s standard lineup, repertoire origins, or sonic character are confirmed. There is no basis to assess its listening value.

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