Much Brass

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)

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

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

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

• 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