Nat Adderley

You, Baby

Regular price €79,99 EUR
Regular price Sale price €79,99 EUR
Sale Sold out

Symbolic image – for the detailed description and condition, please read the Item Details below.

Nat Adderley's cornet has always carried a particular warmth—that rounded, soulful tone that made him an essential voice in hard bop and soul-jazz throughout his long career. On this 1986 outing, recorded late in his life, Adderley and his group navigate a charming mixture of standards, originals, and clever interpretations that showcase his gift for conversational playing. The set ranges from the intimate ballad treatment of "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" to funkier grooves like "Electric Eel," suggesting a musician comfortable moving between idioms without losing his essential voice. There's an easy, lived-in quality here—this is a player who'd been at it for decades, still listening carefully to his bandmates and finding joy in the melodic line. Whether tackling New Orleans swing or contemporary soul-jazz textures, Adderley remains the steady heart of these performances, a reminder of why his partnership with his brother Cannonball defined so much of modern jazz's accessible, swinging character.

Item Details+
Genre Jazz
Media Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Near Mint (NM or M-)
Description No obi. Carefully packed and shipped with love from Vienna. Order more, save on shipping!
Label AandM Records
Year 1986
Country Japan
Format CD
Tracklist+

1. You, Baby 2:46

2. By The Time I Get To Phoenix 3:19

3. Electric Eel 4:56

4. Early Chanson 2:23

5. Denise 3:57

6. Early Minor 3:45

7. My Son 4:27

8. New Orleans 4:19

9. Hang On In 3:30

10. Halftime 2:36

Data provided by Discogs.