Branching Out

by Nat Adderley

Branching Out cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: December 1958
  • Label: Riverside
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:40
  • Community rating: 3.51/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Stepping out from his famous brother's shadow, the brilliant cornetist leads a forceful quintet that prominently features the muscular tenor saxophone of Johnny Griffin. The session leans heavily into deep, blues-drenched grooves, prefiguring the soul-jazz explosion of the 1960s. His warm, highly articulate brass tone is perfectly highlighted within the relentlessly swinging rhythm section.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Sister Caroline (5:47)
  2. Well, You Needn't (8:23)
  3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (4:34)
  4. I've Got Plenty of Nothin' (5:00)
  5. Branching Out (6:47)
  6. I Never Knew (4:41)
  7. Warm Blue Stream (4:25)

Credits

  • Nat Adderley - primary artist, cornet
  • Andrew Simpkins - bass
  • Bill Dowdy - drums
  • Gene Harris - piano
  • Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
  • Orrin Keepnews - producer

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