Naturally! is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley released on the Jazzland label featuring performances by Adderley with two separate groups, the first featuring Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones, and Louis Hayes, and the second with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones.

Naturally!
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedJune 20 & July 19, 1961
GenreJazz
LabelJazzland
Nat Adderley chronology
Thats Right!
(1960)
Naturally!
(1961)
In the Bag
(1962)

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 3½ stars calling it a "solid and pleasing (if less than essential) album".[1] The All About Jazz review by Derek Taylor stated "Complimentary [sic] sides of a coin, these two quartets share the welcome common denominator of Nat Adderley. Fortunately, his role in the driver's seat would be repeated frequently over the ensuing decades. No doubt this earlier outing had something to do with it".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [1]
Down Beat     [3]

Track listing

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  1. "Naturally" (Nat Adderley, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) - 5:05
  2. "Seventh Son" [aka "Lateef Minor Seventh"] (Joe Zawinul) - 6:51
  3. "Love Letters" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) - 4:16
  4. "This Man's Dream" (Charles "Specs" Wright) - 5:29
  5. "Chloe" (Gus Kahn, Neil Moret) - 5:48
  6. "Images" (Sonny Red) - 4:39
  7. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) - 3:30
  8. "Scotch and Water" (Zawinul) - 4:33
  • Recorded on June 20 (tracks 1-4) & July 19 (tracks 5-8), 1961

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed February 17, 2010
  2. ^ Taylor, D. Naturally! review, All About Jazz, March 20, 2003
  3. ^ Down Beat: January 18, 1962 vol. 29, no. 2