To the Ivy League from Nat explained

To the Ivy League from Nat is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley released on the EmArcy label featuring performances by Adderley with his brother Cannonball Adderley, Junior Mance, Sam Jones/Al McKibbon, and Charles "Specs" Wright with arrangements by Ernie Wilkins.^[1] ^[2] The album was later released as part of the Cannonball Adderley compilation in 1995.^[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album four stars.^[4]

Compositions by Nat Adderley except as indicated

"Room 251" [aka Number 251] (Jaki Byard) - 2:45
"Sam's Tune" (Sam Jones) - 3:32
"Sam's Tune" [alternate take] (Jones) - 3:06 Bonus track on CD
"Bimini" - 3:40
"The Fat Man" (Jerome Richardson) - 3:30
"Sermonette" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) - 3:36
"Jackleg" (Samuel Hurt) - 3:50
"The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 6:21
"Rattler's Groove" - 3:25
"Hayseed" - 3:06
"Hoppin' John" (Nat Adderley, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) - 4:38 Bonus track on CD
"Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 2:53 Bonus track on CD

Recorded in New York City on July 12 (tracks 4, 6, 10 & 11), 18 (tracks 1, 7 & 9), & 23 (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8 & 12), 1956

http://www.jazzdisco.org/cannonball-adderley/catalog/#emarcy-mg-36100 Cannonball Adderley discography
http://www.cannonball-adderley.com/376.htm Cannonball Adderley Rendez-vous
Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r134301|pure_url=yes}} Sophisticated Swing: The EmArcy Small Group Sessions review] accessed February 15, 2010
Allmusic Review