Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American

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trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is perhaps best remembered for the 1966 soul jazz single " Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", wh ...

, whom he supported and played with for many years. Adderley's composition "

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" (1960) is a

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, and also became a success on the pop charts after singer

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wrote lyrics for it.

Early life

Adderley was born in

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, Florida, but moved to

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when his parents were hired to teach at

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. His father played trumpet professionally in his younger years, and he passed down his trumpet to Cannonball. When Cannonball picked up the alto saxophone, he passed the trumpet to Nat, who began playing in 1946. He and Cannonball played with

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in the early 1940s in Tallahassee and in amateur gigs around the area. Adderley attended Florida University, majoring in sociology with a minor in music. He switched to cornet in 1950. From 1951 to 1953, he served in the army and played in the army band under his brother, taking at least one tour of Korea before returning to a station in the United States. After returning home, he attended Florida A&M intending to become a teacher. Shortly before Adderley was expected to begin student teaching,

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played a concert at Florida A&M. Confident in his abilities, he played for Hampton, and Hampton invited him to join the band. Putting school on hold, he played under Hampton from 1954 to 1955 and visited Europe on tour. After returning, he intended to go back to school to become a teacher.

Career

1950s

The turning point in the Adderley brothers' careers occurred on a trip to New York in 1955. The brothers stopped by the

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in Greenwich Village when bassist

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was playing. Both of them showed up ready to play. Cannonball was asked to sit in because the regular saxophonist was out, and he overwhelmed the musicians. Then Nat was pulled on stage, and everyone was equally impressed. This appearance was enough to renew their careers. Job offers began pouring in, and Nat recorded for the first time that year. The brothers moved to New York City, founding the bop group

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in 1956. Due to lack of popular interest, they disbanded the group in 1957. Nat played for trombonist J. J. Johnson for a couple of years and ended up in the

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sextet. Cannonball gained a higher profile, joining the

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sextet alongside

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in time to record the album '' Kind of Blue''. In 1959, the Cannonball Adderley Quintet reunited. This time around the group was more successful and had its first hit, "This Here", written by pianist

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. The group sound became known as

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, starting the genre. The quintet also played

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, as everyone in the group had been influenced by

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and wanted to continue a virtuosic tradition. Soul jazz kept the group popular, while hard bop gave the musicians a chance to challenge themselves and demonstrate their abilities.

1960s

During the 1960s, Adderley acted as cornetist, composer, and manager for the quintet. While he kept the band in order, he also composed some of the group's most successful songs. His most successful song was "

" (January 1960), a hard bop tune. Adderley called it his "Social Security song" due to the steady flow of income over the years from to royalty payments when others recorded the song. "Work Song" is now considered a jazz standard. His other popular songs include " Jive Samba", "

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, and

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. Other projects included the film '' A Man Called Adam'' (1966). In the film,

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's character plays the trumpet. Since Davis could not himself play the trumpet, Adderley was hired to ghost everything that the character played. His other significant project during this time was a musical. He and his brother wrote '' Shout Up a Morning'' based on the folk hero John Henry. While this project started as a collaboration, work was interrupted when Cannonball died from a stroke.

1970s

After Cannonball's death in 1975, the quintet broke up. Nat Adderley toured Europe as a headliner. He toured Japan, then returned to the U.S. and taught courses at

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while performing and recording with his quintet, which included

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, and

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. Adderley established himself in his own right. He also worked with Ron Carter,

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, and Antonio Hart.

1980s and later years

Adderley created the Adderley Brotherhood, a sextet which included several members of the Cannonball Adderley Quintet. This group toured Europe in 1980. ''Shout Up a Morning'', after having a concert performance in

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shortly after Cannonball's death, was staged in several locations around the United States in 1986. Adderley became involved in several other ensembles over the next decade, including the Paris Reunion Band and a group called the Riverside Reunion Band (after the

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label), a bop group that formed at the

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in 1993 and then toured Europe in 1994. Adderley spent half the year touring and the other half at home in Lakeland, Florida, writing and recording. He thought many of his greatest fans were in Japan, but Europeans were also enthusiastic about the music. In 1997, he joined the faculty of

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as an artist-in-residence. He also helped in the founding and development of the annual Child of the Sun Jazz Festival held annually at the university which he headlined for over a decade. During the same year, he was inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame in Kansas City. He lived on 112th Street in

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in the 1960s and in

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, in the 1970s, before moving to Lakeland. He also lived near his brother in

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Death and legacy

Nat Adderley died as a result of complications from diabetes at the age of 68 in Lakeland, Florida. He was interred near his brother in the Southside Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida. He was survived by his wife, Ann; a son,

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of West Orange, N.J.; a daughter, Alison Adderley-Pittman of Palm Bay, Fla.; and five grandchildren. He was an innovator in the popularization of soul jazz and was one of the most prolific jazz artists of his time, recording nearly 100 albums. He proved that cornet could be a modern jazz instrument.

Style

Although Adderley started playing trumpet, he switched to the less common

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. He preferred the darker tone of the conical cornet to the brighter sound of the cylindrical trumpet. He could produce a rich, earthy tone that became his signature sound, one that could only come from the cornet. He also enjoyed the cornet's historic quality, reinvigorating the instrument played by early jazz musicians. Adderley is widely attributed with the development and establishment of the 1960s style of

along with the rest of the members Cannonball Adderley Quintet. This style is characterized by simple harmonies, a heavy blues feel, catchy riffs, and a presence of the church. The point of soul jazz was to bring back a simpler type of jazz that had direct influence from

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and

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. However, this is not the only style that Adderley wrote and played. The quintet was also widely known for their

, which comprised roughly half of their recorded work. This is a rougher, edgier style descended from

, and virtuosic abilities are required to be able to play it. As a soloist and composer, Adderley had a wide range of abilities. He could improvise simpler, more soulful solos for soul jazz numbers, but he could experiment and show off all of his abilities for hard bop. Especially in playing hard bop, he was not afraid to use the range of the instrument, often playing below the typical cornet range for short bursts before returning to the normal range. Although his range was starting to fade by the late 1960s, this did not keep him from continuing to play for the rest of his life.

Discography

As leader

* 1955: '' That's Nat'' (

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, 1955) * 1955: '' Introducing Nat Adderley'' (

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, 1955) * 1956: ''

To the Ivy League from Nat ''To the Ivy League from Nat'' is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley released on the EmArcy label featuring performances by Adderley with his brother Cannonball Adderley, Junior Mance, Sam Jones/Al McKibbon, and Charles "Specs" Wright with a ...

'' (

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, 1956) * 1958: '' Branching Out'' (

, 1956) * 1959: ''

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'' (Riverside, 1960) * 1960: ''

That's Right! ''That's Right!'' is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley and the Big Sax Section released on the Riverside Records, Riverside label featuring Adderley with his brother Cannonball Adderley, Jimmy Heath, Charlie Rouse, Yusef Lateef, Tate Houston, ...

'' (Riverside, 1960) * 1961: ''

Naturally! ''Naturally!'' is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley released on the Jazzland label featuring performances by Adderley with two separate groups, the first featuring Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones, and Louis Hayes, and the second with Wynton Kelly, ...

'' ( Jazzland, 1961) * 1962: ''

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'' (Jazzland, 1962) * 1963: '' Little Big Horn'' (Riverside, 1963) * 1964: ''

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'' (

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, 1965) * 1966: ''

Sayin' Somethin' ''Sayin' Somethin is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley released on the Atlantic Records, Atlantic label featuring four performances by Adderley with an 11-piece orchestra and four by Adderley's Quintet with Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Bob ...

'' (Atlantic, 1966) * 1966: ''

Live at Memory Lane ''Live at Memory Lane'' is a live album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley released on the Atlantic label featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet with Joe Henderson, Joe Zawinul, Victor Gaskin, and Roy McCurdy.The Scavenger'' (

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, 1968) * 1968: '' You, Baby'' ( CTI, 1968) * 1968: '' Calling Out Loud'' (CTI, 1968) * 1972: '' Soul Zodiac'' (

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, 1972) * 1972: '' Soul of the Bible'' (Capitol, 1972) * 1974: ''

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'' (

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, 1975) * 1976: '' Don't Look Back'' ( SteepleChase, 1976) * 1976: ''

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, 1976) * 1978: '' A Little New York Midtown Music'' (

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, 1979) * 1982: '' On the Move'' (

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, 1983) – live * 1982: '' Blue Autumn'' (Theresa, 1983) – live * 1989: '' We Remember Cannon'' (In & Out, 1991) * 1990: '' Autumn Leaves'' (Sweet Basil, 1991) – live * 1990: '' Work Song: Live at Sweet Basil'' (Sweet Basil, 1993) – live * 1990: '' Talkin' About You'' (

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, 1991) * 1990: ''

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'' (Alfa, 1991) * 1992: ''Workin' '' ( Timeless, 1993) * 1994: ''Good Company'' ( Challenge, 1994) * 1994: ''Live at the 1994 Floating Jazz Festival'' (

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, 1996) CD– live * 1995: ''Mercy, Mercy, Mercy'' (

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, 2007) * compilation: ''Live on Planet Earth'' (

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, 2008) – live

As sideman

With Cannonball Adderley * ''

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'' (Emarcy, 1955) * ''

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'' (Emarcy, 1956) * ''

Sophisticated Swing ''Sophisticated Swing'' is the fifth album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, and his fourth released on the EmArcy Records, EmArcy label, featuring performances with Nat Adderley, Junior Mance, Sam Jones (musician), Sam Jones and Jimmy Cobb ...

'' (Emarcy, 1957) * '' Cannonball Enroute'' (Mercury, 1957) * '' Cannonball's Sharpshooters'' (Mercury, 1958) * '' The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco'' (Riverside, 1959) * ''

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'' (Riverside, 1960) * ''

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'' (Riverside, 1960) * '' African Waltz'' (Riverside, 1961) – recorded in 1957 * ''

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'' (Riverside, 1961) * ''

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'' (Capitol, 1962) – recorded in 1961 * ''

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'' (Riverside, 1962) * ''

Cannonball in Europe! ''Cannonball in Europe!'' is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Comblain-la-Tour in Belgium and released on the Capitol label featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam ...

'' (Riverside, 1962) * ''

Jazz Workshop Revisited ''Jazz Workshop Revisited'' is a live album by the jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Riverside label. Alongside Adderley, it features performances by Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes.

'' (Riverside, 1962) * '' Autumn Leaves'' (Riverside, 1963) * ''

Nippon Soul ''Nippon Soul'' is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Sankei Hall in Tokyo during his 1963 Japanese tour and released on the Riverside label (RLP 477) featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Yusef ...

'' (Riverside, 1963) * '' The Sextet'' (Milestone, 1982) – recorded in 1962–63 * ''

Cannonball Adderley Live! ''Cannonball Adderley Live!'' is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at Shelly's Manne-Hole and released on the Capitol label featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Charles Lloyd, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jone ...

'' (Capitol, 1964) * '' Live Session!'' (Capitol, 1964) * ''

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'' (Capitol, 1964) * ''

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'' (Capitol, 1965) * '' Great Love Themes'' (Capitol, 1966) * '' Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at "The Club"'' (Capitol, 1966) * ''

Cannonball in Japan ''Cannonball in Japan'' is a live recording by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Sankei Hall in Tokyo which was first released on the Japanese Capitol label in 1966 before being more widely released on CD in 1990.74 Miles Away'' (Capitol, 1967) * '' Why Am I Treated So Bad!'' (Capitol, 1967) * '' In Person'' (Capitol, 1968) * ''

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'' (Night/Virgin, 1968) * ''

Country Preacher ''Country Preacher'' is a live album recorded by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet in 1969. Recorded at an unidentified church meeting of the Chicago chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Operation Breadbasket, the album spen ...

'' (Capitol, 1969) * '' The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra'' (Capitol, 1970) * '' The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free'' (Capitol, 1970) * '' The Happy People'' (Capitol, 1972) – recorded in 1970 * ''

The Black Messiah ''The Black Messiah'' is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at The Troubadour, West Hollywood, The Troubadour in Los Angeles, California in 1971 featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet with Nat Adderley, George Duk ...

'' (Capitol, 1971) * '' Music You All'' (Capitol, 1976) – recorded in 1972 * '' Inside Straight'' (Fantasy, 1973) – live * '' Love, Sex, and the Zodiac'' (Fantasy, 1974) – recorded in 1970 * ''

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'' (Fantasy, 1974) * '' Phenix'' (Fantasy, 1975) * ''Big Man: The Legend of John Henry'' (Fantasy, 1975) LP* '' Lovers'' (Fantasy, 1976) – recorded in 1975 * '' Money in the Pocket'' (Capitol, 2005) – recorded in 1966 With

Gene Ammons Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and ...

* ''

Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux ''Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux'' is a live album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1973 and released on the Prestige label.

'' (Prestige, 1973) – live * ''

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'' (Prestige, 1974) With

Jimmy Heath James Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath. Biography Heath w ...

* '' The Thumper'' (Riverside, 1960) – recorded in 1959 * '' Really Big!'' (Riverside, 1960) With J. J. Johnson * '' J. J. in Person!'' ( Columbia, 1958) * ''

Really Livin' ''Really Livin'' is an album recorded by the J. J. Johnson Sextet which was released on the Columbia label. Reception AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. Track listing # "Me Too" (J. J. Johnson) - 6:00 # "Decision" ( Sonny Rollins) - 4:50 # " ...

'' (Columbia, 1959) * ''

The Yokohama Concert ''The Yokohama Concert'' is a live album by jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson and trumpeter Nat Adderley recorded in 1977 for the Pablo Live label and originally released as a double LP.Chain Reaction: Yokohama Concert, Vol. 2'' (

Pablo Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul. People *Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer *Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer * Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer * Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist * Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer * Pablo Br ...

, 2002) – recorded in 1977 With

Philly Joe Jones Joseph Rudolph "Philly Joe" Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. Biography Early career As a child, Jones appeared as a featured tap dancer on ''The Kiddie Show'' on the Philadelphia radio station WIP. He wa ...

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Blues for Dracula ''Blues for Dracula'' is the debut album by American jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones which was recorded in 1958 for the Riverside label. Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow described it as a "worthwhile but not overly essential release".Y ...

'' (Riverside, 1958) *''

Philly Mignon ''Philly Mignon'' is an album by drummer Philly Joe Jones that was recorded in 1977 and released on the Galaxy label.Sam Jones * ''

The Soul Society ''The Soul Society'' is the debut album by bassist and cellist Sam Jones featuring performances recorded in early 1960 and originally released on the Riverside label.

'' (Riverside, 1960) * '' The Chant'' (Riverside, 1961) With

King Curtis Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery; February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musicia ...

*'' The New Scene of King Curtis'' (New Jazz, 1960) - as Little Brother * '' Soul Meeting'' (Prestige, 1960) With

Oliver Nelson Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album ''The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (1961) is regarded as one of the most signifi ...

* ''

Encyclopedia of Jazz ''Encyclopedia of Jazz'' (full title ''Leonard Feather Encyclopedia of Jazz (in the Sixties) Volume One: The Blues'') is an album released on the Verve Records, Verve label compiled by jazz journalist Leonard Feather featuring tracks which were r ...

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, 1967) – recorded in 1965-66 * '' The Sound of Feeling'' (Verve, 1968) – recorded in 1966-67 With others *

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Ellington Is Forever Volume Two ''Ellington Is Forever Volume Two'' is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell featuring compositions associated with Duke Ellington recorded in 1975 and released on the Fantasy Records label.Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

, 1977) – recorded in 1975 * Charlie Byrd, ''Top Hat'' (Fantasy, 1975) * James Clay, ''

A Double Dose of Soul ''A Double Dose of Soul'' is the second album by saxophonist/flautist James Clay featuring performances recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Riverside label.

'' (Riverside, 1960) *

Victor Feldman Victor Stanley Feldman (7 April 1934 – 12 May 1987) was an English jazz musician who played mainly piano, vibraphone, and percussion. He began performing professionally during childhood, eventually earning acclaim in the UK jazz scene as ...

, '' Soviet Jazz Themes'' ( Äva, 1963) – recorded in 1962 *

Red Garland William McKinley "Red" Garland Jr. (May 13, 1923 – April 23, 1984) was an American modern jazz pianist. Known for his work as a bandleader and during the 1950s with Miles Davis, Garland helped popularize the block chord style of playing in jazz ...

, '' Red Alert'' (Galaxy, 1978) – recorded in 1977 *

Benny Golson Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launch ...

, ''

That's Funky ''That's Funky'' is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 1994 and originally released by the Japanese Meldac Jazz label before being reissued by Arkadia Jazz in 2001. Reception The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nast ...

'' (Meldac Jazz, 1995) – recorded in 1994 *

Bennie Green Bennie Green (April 16, 1923 – March 23, 1977) was an American jazz trombonist. Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, Green worked in the orchestras of Earl Hines and Charlie Ventura, and recorded as bandleader through the 1950s and ...

and

, ''

The Swingin'est ''The Swingin'est'' is an album by American trombonist Bennie Green and saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1958 and released on the Vee-Jay label.

'' (Vee-Jay, 1958) *

, '' White Gardenia'' (Riverside, 1961) *

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, 1960) *

Milt Jackson Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solo ...

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Big Bags ''Big Bags'' is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring big band performances arranged by Tadd Dameron and Ernie Wilkins recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.

'' (Riverside, 1962) *

Budd Johnson Albert J. "Budd" Johnson III (December 14, 1910 – October 20, 1984) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who worked extensively with, among others, Ben Webster, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke ...

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Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants ''Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants'' is an album by saxophonist Budd Johnson which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label. Reception Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "The great Budd Johnson, who takes tenor solos throughou ...

'' (Riverside, 1960) *

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, '' I/We Had a Ball'' (Limelight, 1965) – recorded in 1964-65 *

Wynton Kelly Wynton Charles Kelly (December 2, 1931 – April 12, 1971) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He is known for his lively, blues-based playing and as one of the finest accompanists in jazz. He began playing professionally at the age of ...

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Kelly Blue ''Kelly Blue'' is an album by American jazz pianist Wynton Kelly, released in 1959. History Coming off of his success as a sideman with Miles Davis's sextet, Riverside Records gave Kelly an opportunity to expand on his solo career. ''Kelly Blue ...

'' (Riverside, 1959) *

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'' (Jazzland, 1962) – recorded in 1961 * Sonny Rollins, ''

Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass ''Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded for the MetroJazz label, later reissued on Verve Records as ''Sonny Rollins/Brass - Sonny Rollins/Trio''.

'' (MetroJazz, 1958) *

A. K. Salim Ahmad Khatab Salim or Ahmad Kharab Salim (born Albert Atkinson on July 28, 1922) was an American jazz composer, and arranger. Biography Salim attended DuSable High School with Bennie Green, Dorothy Donegan and Gene Ammons and played alto saxop ...

, ''

Blues Suite ''Blues Suite'' is an album by American jazz composer and arranger A. K. Salim featuring Nat Adderley and Phil Woods recorded in 1958 for the Savoy label.

'' (Savoy, 1958) *

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (born Edward L. Vinson Jr.; December 18, 1917 – July 2, 1988) was an American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter. He was nicknamed Cleanhead after an incident in which his hair was ...

, '' Back Door Blues'' (Riverside, 1962) – recorded in 1961-62 *

Don Wilkerson Don Wilkerson (c. 1932 – 18 July 1986) was an American soul jazz / R&B tenor saxophonist born in Moreauville, Louisiana, probably better known for his Blue Note Records recordings in the 1960s as bandleader with guitarist Grant Green. Prior t ...

, ''

The Texas Twister ''The Texas Twister'' is the debut album by American saxophonist Don Wilkerson recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.

'' (Riverside, 1960) * Joe Williams, '' Joe Williams Live'' (Fantasy, 1973) – live

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