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Listen to Nat Adderley, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

Nat Adderley

Jazz

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Top Songs By Nat Adderley

Listen to Work Song (feat. Wes Montgomery, Bobby Timmons, Percy Heath & Sam Jones) by Nat Adderley, see lyrics, music video & more!
Work Song (feat. Wes Montgomery, Bobby Timmons, Percy Heath & Sam Jones)Nat Adderley
Listen to Soul Meeting by King Curtis Quintet, see lyrics, music video & more!
Soul MeetingKing Curtis Quintet
Listen to Mack the Knife (feat. Nat Adderley, Ray Drummond & Marvin 'Smitty' Smith) [Swing - Jazz Secrets] by Arkadia Jazz All-Stars, Benny Golson & Monty Alexander, see lyrics, music video & more!
Mack the Knife (feat. Nat Adderley, Ray Drummond & Marvin 'Smitty' Smith) [Swing - Jazz Secrets]Arkadia Jazz All-Stars, Benny Golson & Monty Alexander
Listen to Mississippi Windows (feat. Benny Golson Funky Quintet, Ray Drummond & Marvin 'Smitty' Smith) by Benny Golson, Monty Alexander & Nat Adderley, see lyrics, music video & more!
Mississippi Windows (feat. Benny Golson Funky Quintet, Ray Drummond & Marvin 'Smitty' Smith)Benny Golson, Monty Alexander & Nat Adderley
Listen to I Should Care by Nat Adderley, see lyrics, music video & more!
I Should CareNat Adderley
Listen to Hoppin' John by Nat Adderley, see lyrics, music video & more!
Hoppin' JohnNat Adderley
Listen to Them There Eyes by Carmen McRae, Norman Simmons, Mundell Lowe, Bob Cranshaw & Walter Perkins, see lyrics, music video & more!
Them There EyesCarmen McRae, Norman Simmons, Mundell Lowe, Bob Cranshaw & Walter Perkins
Listen to Mean to Me (feat. Wes Montgomery) by Nat Adderley, see lyrics, music video & more!
Mean to Me (feat. Wes Montgomery)Nat Adderley
Listen to Gospelette by Nat Adderley, see lyrics, music video & more!
GospeletteNat Adderley
Listen to Cantaloupe Island by Nat Adderley, see lyrics, music video & more!
Cantaloupe IslandNat Adderley

Latest Release

Listen to Mississippi Windows - Single by Benny Golson, Monty Alexander & Nat Adderley
ALBUMMississippi Windows - SingleBenny Golson, Monty Alexander & Nat Adderley

More albums from Nat Adderley

Listen to Good Company by Nat Adderley
ALBUMGood CompanyNat Adderley
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ALBUMTalkin' About YouNat Adderley
Listen to A Little New York Midtown Music by Nat Adderley
ALBUMA Little New York Midtown MusicNat Adderley
Listen to Don't Look Back by Nat Adderley
ALBUMDon't Look BackNat Adderley
Listen to You, Baby by Nat Adderley
ALBUMYou, BabyNat Adderley
Listen to Calling Out Loud by Nat Adderley
ALBUMCalling Out LoudNat Adderley
Listen to Live al Vapore by Nat Adderley
ALBUMLive al VaporeNat Adderley
Listen to Sayin' Somethin' by Nat Adderley
ALBUMSayin' Somethin'Nat Adderley
Listen to Autobiography by Nat Adderley
ALBUMAutobiographyNat Adderley
Listen to Little Big Horn (feat. Junior Mance Trio, Kenny Burrell & Jim Hall) by Nat Adderley
ALBUMLittle Big Horn (feat. Junior Mance Trio, Kenny Burrell & Jim Hall)Nat Adderley
Listen to Nat Adderley and Cannonball Adderley (Digital Only) by Nat Adderley & Cannonball Adderley
ALBUMNat Adderley and Cannonball Adderley (Digital Only)Nat Adderley & Cannonball Adderley
Listen to Naturally! by Nat Adderley
ALBUMNaturally!Nat Adderley
Listen to That's Right! by Nat Adderley & The Big Sax Section
ALBUMThat's Right!Nat Adderley & The Big Sax Section
Listen to To the Ivy League from Nat by Nat Adderley
ALBUMTo the Ivy League from NatNat Adderley
Listen to Introducing Nat Adderley by Nat Adderley
ALBUMIntroducing Nat AdderleyNat Adderley

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Nat Adderley Essentials
Nat Adderley Essentials
The cornetist contributed mightily to soul jazz and hard bop.
Nat Adderley Essentials

About Nat Adderley

Listen to Nat Adderley, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!
Hometown
Tampa, FL, United States
Born
November 25, 1931
Genre
Jazz
Nat Adderley's cornet (which in its early days was strongly influenced by Miles Davis) was always a complementary voice to his brother Cannonball in their popular quintet. His career ran parallel to his older brother for quite some time. Nat took up trumpet in 1946, switched to cornet in 1950, and spent time in the military, playing in an Army band during 1951-1953. After a period with Lionel Hampton (1954-1955), Nat made his recording debut in 1955, joined Cannonball's unsuccessful quintet of 1956-1957, and then spent periods with the groups of J.J. Johnson and Woody Herman before hooking up with Cannonball again in October 1959. This time the group became a major success and Nat remained in the quintet until Cannonball's death in 1975, contributing such originals as "Work Song," "Jive Samba," and "The Old Country" along with many exciting hard bop solos. Nat Adderley, who was at the peak of his powers in the early to mid-'60s and became adept at playing solos that dipped into the subtone register of his horn, led his own quintets after Cannonball's death; his most notable sidemen were altoists Sonny Fortune (in the early '80s) and Vincent Herring. Although his own playing declined somewhat -- Adderley's chops no longer had the endurance of his earlier days -- Nat continued recording worthwhile sessions in the years prior to his death on January 2, 2000. Many but not all of his recordings through the years are currently available (for such labels as Savoy, EmArcy, Riverside, Jazzland, Atlantic, Milestone, A&M, Capitol, Prestige, SteepleChase, Galaxy, Theresa, In & Out, Landmark, Evidence, Enja, Timeless, Jazz Challenge, and Chiaroscuro). ~ Scott Yanow
Nat Adderley has also released music as a member of Cannonball Adderley Sextet, Nat Adderley Sextet, Nat Adderley Quartet, and Nat Adderley Quintet.

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