Nat Adderley

Nat Adderley生于1931年11月25日的佛罗里达州，是美国著名的爵士乐的短号和小号手。 在20世纪50年代，他与他的弟弟朱理安萨克斯，莱昂内尔汉普顿，和约翰逊，然后在1959年加入他的兄弟组成的新五重奏，直到逝世于1975年。他组成的“工作歌” ， “摇摆舞， ”和“古老的国家”这一组都是比较经典的作品。 他还帮助成立和发展的年度儿童太阳爵士音乐节，每年举行一次在美国佛罗里达州南方学院里面。
by Scott Yanow
Nat Adderleys 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 Cannonballs 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 Cannonballs 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 Cannonballs death; his most notable sidemen were altoists Sonny Fortune (in the early 80s) and Vincent Herring. Although his own playing declined somewhat — Adderleys 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).