Nat Adderley

Nat Adderley生于1931年11月25日的佛羅里達(dá)州，是美國著名的爵士樂的短號和小號手。 在20世紀(jì)50年代，他與他的弟弟朱理安薩克斯，萊昂內(nèi)爾漢普頓，和約翰遜，然后在1959年加入他的兄弟組成的新五重奏，直到逝世于1975年。他組成的“工作歌” ， “搖擺舞， ”和“古老的國家”這一組都是比較經(jīng)典的作品。 他還幫助成立和發(fā)展的年度兒童太陽爵士音樂節(jié)，每年舉行一次在美國佛羅里達(dá)州南方學(xué)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).