Much Brass

1959 studio album by Nat Adderley

Much Brass

Studio album by

Nat Adderley

Released| 1959
Recorded| March 23 & 27, 1959
Genre| Jazz
Length| 39:46
Label| Riverside
Nat Adderley chronology
| Branching Out
(1958)  | Much Brass
(1959)  | Work Song
(1960)

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Much Brass is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley released on the Riverside label featuring performances by Adderley's Sextet with Slide Hampton, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones, Laymon Jackson, and Albert Heath.[1]

## Reception

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The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "Some interesting arrangements here, presumably largely the work of Hampton, and some delicately interwoven playing which largely belies the bluster implied in the title.... Not immediately identifiable as a 'typical' Nat Adderley record, but a beautiful statement all the same."[3]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz| [3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Nat Adderley except as indicated

1. "Blue Concept" (Gigi Gryce) - 7:37
2. "Little Miss" (Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin) - 4:28
3. "Israel" (Johnny Carisi) - 3:53
4. "What Next?" - 3:20
5. "Moving" - 5:03
6. "Blue Brass Groove" (Nat Adderley, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) - 5:39
7. "Accents" - 5:40
8. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 4:06

* Recorded in New York City on March 23 & 27, 1959

## Personnel

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* Nat Adderley – cornet
* Slide Hampton \- tuba (track 1), trombone (tracks 2-7)
* Wynton Kelly \- piano
* Sam Jones \- bass (tracks 2-8), cello (track 1)
* Laymon Jackson \- bass (track 1), tuba (tracks 2-8)
* Albert Heath \- drums

## References

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1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed February 16, 2010
2. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed February 16, 2010.
3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 11. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.

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Years listed represent the year(s) of recording, not original release date.

Studio albums|

* That's Nat (1955)
* Introducing Nat Adderley (1955)
* To the Ivy League from Nat (1956)
* Branching Out (1958)
* Much Brass (1959)
* Work Song (1960)
* That's Right! (1960)
* Naturally! (1961)
* In the Bag (1962)
* Little Big Horn (1963)
* Autobiography (1964-1965)
* Sayin' Somethin' (1966)
* The Scavenger (1968)
* You, Baby (1968)
* Calling Out Loud (1968)
* Soul Zodiac (1972)
* Soul of the Bible (with Rick Holmes, 1972)
* Double Exposure (1974)
* Don't Look Back (1976)
* Hummin' (1976)
* A Little New York Midtown Music (1978)
* Talkin' About You (1990)
* The Old Country (with Vincent Herring, 1990)

Live albums|

* Live at Memory Lane (1966)
* On the Move (1982)
* Blue Autumn (1982)
* We Remember Cannon (1989)
* Autumn Leaves (1990)
* Work Song: Live at Sweet Basil (1990)

Songs|

* "Work Song" (1960)

Related articles|

* Cannonball Adderley (brother)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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