Nat Adderley's CTI albums

[Jazz Kat]

Hey, could somebody describe these albums to me. I couldn't picture Nat in a commercial, Creed Taylor produced album, but apparently he recorded some albums for A&M records. Are they were looking into?

[Guest donald petersen]

why is it any harder to picture nat adderley doing that kind of thing than any of the other men and women who laid down creed taylor productions???

[Rosco]

I had (probably still have) one, the title of which escapes me. I saw in on LP going cheap and it had Zawinul on it, so I picked it up. A snooze fest, typical of CTI's worst excesses. Don't think I played it more than twice (the second time to make sure it sucked as badly as I thought it did the first).

[Rosco]

Oh, yeah, it was this one.

Four and a half stars on AMG!

It's been years since I played this, but I certainly don't recall Zawinul's "lively, funky electric piano". I just heard dull, as far as I remember.

[Noj]

I have that one, too Rosco. It's been a long time since I spun it, but I don't recall anything memorable, either.

[Chas]

  Rosco said:

Oh, yeah, it was this one.

Four and a half stars on AMG!

It's been years since I played this, but I certainly don't recall Zawinul's "lively, funky electric piano". I just heard dull, as far as I remember.

The only reason I would want to hear this album is to hear the debut recording of Early Minor .

The perfect marriage of content and form : Nat's varitone cornet playing By the Time I Get to Phoenix on this :

[DMP]

I had his other A&M title ("Calling Out Loud"), it wasn't bad. Maybe a little over-ambitious.

[mikeweil]

I had both for many years - I have to admit they were among those I sold when I needed to raise some funds, but they were fine, with some moving solos by Nat on 'em. Not over-commercialized. Not by any means. Just cleaner and somewhat shiny production and sound compared to his other LPs. The melodies still linger in my head, that's why I could afford to sell them - I knew them inside out. Give them a break ....

[Chuck Nessa]

"Artist" with no real "artistic vision" and a producer with lots of ideas about what is salable.

[robviti]

if i'm not mistaken, nat uses a varitone attachment to his horn on some of these dates. that's the kiss of death in my book.