The Black Messiah

The Black Messiah
Live album by Cannonball Adderley
Released	November 1971
Recorded	August 3–9, 1971
Genre	Jazz, jazz rock[1]
Length	87:32
Label	Capitol
Producer	David Axelrod
Cannonball Adderley chronology
The Happy People (1972) The Black Messiah (1971) Music You All (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Black Messiah is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at The Troubadour in Los Angeles, California in 1971 featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet with Nat Adderley, George Duke, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest appearances by Airto Moreira, Mike Deasy, Ernie Watts, Alvin Batiste, and Buck Clarke.^[3] After many years of being out of print, The Black Messiah was reissued in 2014 by Real Gone Music; the new 2CD reissue included liner notes by music journalist/blogger Bill Kopp.