The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Country Preacher (live)

In 1993 I was enamored with a young lady who was three years my senior so whatever she did I wnated to be a part of. She had an interest in poetry and wrote heartfelt poems so I tried my hand at it. She would cook spaghetti from scratch so I wanted to learn. She was interested in Jazz so I had to listen to it. She lived in Trotwood, Ohio so on my way to/from her house I stoppped by Camelot music and looked for the best option according to my budget. I looked through the clearance rack and found The Best of Cannonball Adderley,$ 2.99. With only ten dollars in my pocket I purchased it with glee. I took it home and marinated on it listening to each cut and digging each one more than the previous. At the end of the tape there was a dedication to Jesse Jackson entitled the Country Preacher. A minute into the song I recognized the opening notes from some record I had heard before. For months the questioned burned who used that? I would listen to that song on bad days and just allow the moody melody to seep into my cerebrum. After months of obsessing over this record my man aka the Connect informed me this was used by Pete Rock. This information blew my mind because Pete & CL were among a handful of artists that peaked my interest in Jazz. At that moment I was immediately reminded of the ATCQ line..1

You could find the Abstract listening to hip hop

My pops used to say, it reminded him of be-bop

I said, well daddy don't you know that things go in cycles

The way that Bobby Brown is just ampin like Michael