Sayin' Somethin'

Sayin' Somethin' is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley, released on the Atlantic label and featuring four performances by Adderley with an 11-piece orchestra and four by Adderley's Quintet with Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Bob Cranshaw, and Roy McCurdy.Joe Henderson discography accessed February 18, 2010

Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Cornetist Nat Adderley was at the peak of his powers in the mid-1960s... making this set one to search for".Yanow, S. [ AllMusic Review] accessed February 17, 2010 The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "Hearing Nat in the presence of both Joe Henderson and Herbie Hancock provides ample reminder that his approach to hard bop and soul-jazz was one that very much stayed up with the times".

Track listing

All compositions by Nat Adderley except as indicated "Manchild" - 2:48 "Call Me" (Tony Hatch) - 3:08 "Walls of Jericho" (Traditional) - 6:56 "Gospelette" - 3:13 "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 2:43 "Cantaloupe Island" (Herbie Hancock) - 7:22 "Hippodelphia" (Joe Zawinul) - 3:42 "The Other Side" - 7:07 Recorded in New York City on January 13, 1966 (tracks 3, & 6-8) and December 20, 1965 (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)

Personnel Nat Adderley – cornet Joe Henderson (tracks 3, & 6–8) - tenor saxophone Ernie Royal (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) - trumpet Artie Kaplan, Seldon Powell (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) - saxophones J.J. Johnson (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) - trombone Herbie Hancock (tracks 6–8), John Asbury (track 3), Paul Griffin (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) - piano Bob Cranshaw (tracks 3, & 6–8), George Duvivier (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) - bass Herb Lovelle (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), Roy McCurdy (tracks 3, & 6–8) - drums Al Gorgoni, Billy Suyker (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) - guitar George Devens (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) - percussion

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