Great session here by Nat Adderley recorded in New Orleans which is quite unusual for a modern jazz recording. The Big Easy was of course the ancestral home of traditional jazz which makes it cool that this recording was made there.
The personell consists of three very familiar names in modern jazz and three younger local cats from New Orleans. It’s Nat Adderley on cornet, Cannonball on alto, Nat Perrilliat on tenor, Ellis Marsalis on piano, Sam Jones on double bass and James Black on drums. Very unique group with the local talent, which makes it very interesting. The New Orleans cats hold their own for sure and I especially enjoy Perrilliat on tenor who is a wonderful player. So satisfying to discover a great but totally unknown player to me this late in my jazz explorations.
Favorite picks on this date is the moody ballad ”R.S.V.P”. Reminds me a bit of something from Johnny Coles. Lovely stuff. Also ”New Arrival”, an uptempo waltz, penned by the drummer on this date, James Black.
I dig the whole concept of this album, except maybe the recording quality, and urge anyone who haven’t heard this before to give it a shot.
