That's Nat Explained

That's Nat
Type:	Album
Artist:	Nat Adderley
Cover:	That's Nat.jpg
Released:	1955
Recorded:	July 26, 1955
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:52
Label:	Savoy
Producer:	Bob Shad
Next Title:	Introducing Nat Adderley
Next Year:	1955

That's Nat is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley first released on the Savoy label featuring performances by Adderley with Jerome Richardson, Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall, and Kenny Clarke.^[1]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "Jones comping is inch-perfect throughout and Clarke is right on the case, often following Adderley outside the basic count for a phrase or two".^[2] The Allmusic review stated "His pithy, pungent trumpet and cornet work is effective in a hard bop context, although his own work outside his brother's group has never seemed quite as effective".

Track listing

All compositions by Nat Adderley & Julian "Cannonball" Adderley except where noted

1. "Porky" – 5:15
2. "I Married an Angel" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:32
3. "Big "E"" – 10:40
4. "Kuzzin's Buzzin'" – 5:10
5. "Ann Springs" (Mal Waldron) – 6:17
6. "You Better Go Now" (Robert Graham, Bickley S. Reichmer) – 5:58

Personnel

• Nat Adderley – cornet
• Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, flute
• Hank Jones – piano
• Wendell Marshall – bass
• Kenny Clarke – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/savoy-records/catalog-12000-series/#mg-12021 Savoy Records discography
2. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette. 2nd. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 1994. Penguin. London. 0-14-017949-6. 12.