Branching Out

Branching Out
Studio album by
Nat Adderley
ReleasedDecember 1958
RecordedSeptember 1958
StudiosReeves Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length39:52
LabelsRiverside
RLP 12-285
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Nat Adderley chronology
To the Ivy League from Nat
(1956)		 Branching Out
(1958)		 Much Brass
(1956)
The Three Sounds chronology
Introducing the 3 Sounds
(1958)		 Branching Out
(1958)		 Bottoms Up!
(1959)

Branching Out is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley, released on the Riverside label and featuring performances by Adderley with Johnny Griffin, and the Three Sounds.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Adderley and Griffin made for an exciting frontline". The Penguin Guide to Jazz states: "Branching Out is an attractive enough set, but Griff doesn't seem the right saxophone-player for the gig, too noisy and rapid-fire".

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All compositions by Nat Adderley except as indicated
  1. "Sister Caroline" - 5:51
  2. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:26
  3. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 4:36
  4. "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 5:02
  5. "Branching Out" (Harold Mabern) - 6:50
  6. "I Never Knew I Could Love Anybody (Like I'm Loving You)" (Raymond B. Egan, Roy Marsh, Thomas Pitts) - 4:44
  7. "Warm Blue Stream" (Sara Cassey, Dotty Wayne) - 4:23

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Riverside Records discography accessed February 16, 2010
  2. 1 2 Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed February 15, 2010
  3. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 11. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.