| Title | Year Recorded | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Presenting Cannonball Adderley | 1955 | Savoy |
| Julian “Cannonball” Adderley | 1955 | EmArcy |
| Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings | 1955 | EmArcy |
| In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley | 1956 | EmArcy |
| Sophisticated Swing | 1957 | EmArcy |
| Cannonball Enroute | 1957 | Mercury |
| Cannonball’s Sharpshooters | 1958 | Mercury |
| Somethin’ Else – with Miles Davis | 1958 | Blue Note |
| Portrait of Cannonball | 1958 | Riverside |
| Jump for Joy | 1958 | EmArcy |
| Things Are Getting Better – with Milt Jackson | 1958 | Riverside |
| Blue Spring – with Kenny Dorham | 1959 | Riverside |
| Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago | 1959 | Mercury |
| Cannonball Takes Charge | 1959 | Riverside |
| The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco | 1959 | Riverside |
| Them Dirty Blues | 1960 | Riverside |
| Cannonball Adderley and the Poll Winners | 1960 | Riverside |
| The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse | 1960 | Riverside |
| Know What I Mean? – with Bill Evans | 1961 | Riverside |
| African Waltz – with orchestra conducted by Ernie Wilkins | 1961 | Riverside |
| (Cannonball Adderley Quintet album) “Plus” | 1961 | Riverside |
| Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley | 1961 | Capitol |
| The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York | 1962 | Riverside |
| Cannonball in Europe! | 1962 | Riverside |
| Jazz Workshop Revisited | 1962 | Riverside |
| Cannonball’s Bossa Nova | 1962 | Riverside |
| Autumn Leaves | 1963 | Riverside (Japan) |
| Nippon Soul | 1963 | Riverside |
| Cannonball Adderley Live! | 1964 | Capitol |
| Live Session! – with Ernie Andrews | 1964 | Capitol |
| Cannonball Adderley’s Fiddler on the Roof | 1964 | Capitol |
| Domination – with orchestra conducted by Oliver Nelson | 1965 | Capitol |
| Money in the Pocket | 1966 | Capitol |
| Great Love Themes – with strings conducted by Ray Ellis | 1966 | Capitol |
| Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at ‘The Club’ | 1966 | Capitol |
| Cannonball in Japan | 1966 | Capitol |
| Radio Nights | 1967 | Night |
| 74 Miles Away | 1967 | Capitol |
| Why Am I Treated So Bad! | 1967 | Capitol |
| In Person – with Lou Rawls and Nancy Wilson | 1968 | Capitol |
| Accent on Africa | 1968 | Capitol |
| Country Preacher | 1969 | Capitol |
| Legends Live – Cannonball Adderley Quintet | 1969 | Jazzhaus |
| The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra | 1970 | Capitol |
| Love, Sex, and the Zodiac | 1970 | Capitol |
| The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free | 1970 | Capitol |
| The Happy People | 1970 | Capitol |
| The Black Messiah | 1970 | Capitol |
| Music You All | 1970 | Capitol |
| Inside Straight | 1973 | Milestone |
| Pyramid | 1974 | Milestone |
| Pheonix | 1975 | Milestone |
| Lovers | 1975 | Milestone |
| Big Man | 1975 | Milestone |
As sideman
With Kenny Clarke
- Bohemia After Dark (1955)
With Nat Adderley
(1955) - To the Ivy League from Nat (1956)
- That’s Right! (1960)
- In the Bag (1962)
- Soul Zodiac (1972)
- Soul of the Bible (1972)
- Double Exposure (1975)
With Sarah Vaughan
- In the Land of Hi-Fi (1955)
With Dinah Washington
- In the Land of Hi-Fi (1956)
With Milt Jackson
- Plenty, Plenty Soul (Atlantic, 1957)
With Miles Davis
- Milestones (1958)
- 1958 Miles (1958)
- Miles & Monk at Newport (1958)
- Jazz at the Plaza (1958)
- Porgy and Bess (1958)
- Kind of Blue (1959)
With Louis Smith
- Here Comes Louis Smith (1958)
With Gil Evans
- New Bottle Old Wine (1958)
With John Benson Brooks
- Alabama Concerto (1958)
With Paul Chambers
- Go (1959)
With Philly Joe Jones
- Drums Around the World (Riverside, 1959)
With Jon Hendricks
- A Good Git-Together (1959)
With Jimmy Heath
- Really Big! (Riverside, 1960)
With Sam Jones
- The Chant (Riverside, 1961)
With Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
- Back Door Blues (1961)
With Ray Brown
- Ray Brown with the All Star Big Band (1962)
With Oscar Peterson
- Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band! (1962)
With Joe Williams
- Joe Williams Live (1972)
With Gene Ammons
- Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux (Prestige, 1973)
With David Axelrod
- Heavy Axe (1974)
With Raul de Souza
- Colors (1974)
As a producer
- Wide Open Spaces (1960) – David Newman
- A Portrait of Thelonious (1961) – Bud Powell
- Don Byas & Bud Powell – Tribute To Cannonball (1961)