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Nat Adderley
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Trumpeters · 1931–2000

Nat Adderley

American jazz cornet and trumpet player (1931–2000)

Born
25 November 1931
Died
1 January 2000
Lakeland
Country
United States
Record labels
Atlantic Records, Capitol Records, Enja Records, Savoy Records, EmArcy Records
Discography
22 albums

Biography

Nat Adderley was a jazz musician who played trumpet and cornet. Nat Adderley was born on 25 November 1931 and died on 1 January 2000 in Lakeland. The music is usually filed under jazz, hard bop and soul jazz. Record labels: Atlantic Records, Capitol Records, Enja Records and Savoy Records. The discography here lists 22 albums, from “"That's Nat" Adderley” (1955) to “Jazz” (2008).

Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, with whom he played for many years. Adderley's composition "Work Song" (1960) is a jazz standard, and also became a success on the pop charts after singer Oscar Brown Jr. wrote lyrics for it.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

"That's Nat" Adderley 1955 · Savoy Records Introducing Nat Adderley 1955 · Wing To the Ivy League From Nat 1956 · EmArcy Branching Out 1958 · Riverside
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco 1959 · Live
At the Lighthouse 1960 · Live
That's Right! Nat Adderley and the Big Sax Section 1960 · Riverside
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco 1960 · Live
Them Dirty Blues 1960 · Riverside Work Song 1960 · Riverside Naturally!: Nat Adderley Quartets 1961 Little Big Horn! 1963 · Riverside Autobiography 1965 · Atlantic Sayin' Somethin' 1966 · Atlantic Live at Memory Lane 1967 · Live · Atlantic The Scavenger 1968 · Milestone You, Baby 1968 · CTI Calling Out Loud 1969 · A&M Records Double Exposure 1975 · Prestige
Noble & Nat 1990
A Little New York Midtown Music 1999 · Original Jazz Classics Jazz 2008 · LRC Ltd.

Also plays on

Albums where Nat Adderley is credited as a sideman

1955 Presenting Cannonball Adderley — Cannonball Adderley cornet
1955 Julian Cannonball Adderley — Julian Cannonball Adderley cornet
1955 Bohemia After Dark — Kenny Clarke, “Cannonball” Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson & Paul Chambers cornet
1956 In the Land of Hi-Fi — Julian Cannonball Adderley cornet
1957 The Beat of My Heart — Tony Bennett trumpet
1957 Sophisticated Swing — Julian “Cannonball” Adderley cornet
1958 Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass — Sonny Rollins cornet
1958 Cannonball’s Sharpshooters — Cannonball Adderley cornet
1958 Blues for Dracula — Philly Joe Jones cornet
1958 The Swingin'est — Bennie Green & Gene Ammons cornet
1959 Kelly Blue — Wynton Kelly cornet
1959 A Good Git-Together — Jon Hendricks with Pony Poindexter & The Montgomery Brothers cornet
1960 The Thumper — Jimmy Heath Sextet, Nat Adderley, Curtis Fuller, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers & Albert Heath cornet
1960 The New Scene of King Curtis — King Curtis trumpet
1960 The Soul Society — Sam Jones cornet
1961 Cannonball Enroute — Julian “Cannonball” Adderley cornet
1962 Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley — Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley cornet
1962 With The All-Star Big Band — Ray Brown Guest Artist Cannonball Adderley trumpet
1962 Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics — Carmen McRae cornet
1962 Big Bags — Milt Jackson trumpet
1962 Cleanhead & Cannonball — Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson with The Cannonball Adderley Quintet cornet
1963 Nippon Soul: Recorded in Concert in Tokyo — Cannonball Adderley cornet
1964 Cannonball Adderley’s Fiddler on the Roof: Selections From the Hit Broadway Show — Cannonball Adderley cornet
1964 Live Session! — Cannonball Adderley & Ernie Andrews cornet
1964 Live! — Cannonball Adderley cornet
1965 Domination — Cannonball Adderley cornet, trumpet
1966 Mongo Explodes — Mongo Santamaría cornet
1969 Country Preacher: "Live" At Operation Breadbasket — Cannonball Adderley cornet
1970 In Person — Cannonball Adderley feat. Nancy Wilson & Lou Rawls cornet
1972 The Black Messiah — Cannonball Adderley cornet

Standards written by Nat Adderley

TitleKeyFormGroove
Work Song F minor A · 16 Medium-up swing

Analysed solos by Nat Adderley

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Nat Adderley play?

Nat Adderley is known for playing trumpet and cornet.

When and where was Nat Adderley born?

Nat Adderley was born 25 November 1931.

What are Nat Adderley's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include "That's Nat" Adderley (1955), Introducing Nat Adderley (1955), To the Ivy League From Nat (1956), Branching Out (1958) and That's Right! Nat Adderley and the Big Sax Section (1960).

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