Blue Autumn is a jazz album by the Nat Adderley quartet. The album was recorded live in October 1982 at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco and released in 1983 on cassette and 12 Aug. 1993 on CD. On this date, the quintet featured Nat Adderley on cornet, Sonny Fortune on alto saxophone, Larry Willis on piano, Walter Booker on upright bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums.[1]
| Blue Autumn | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | October 1982 | |||
| Venue | Keystone Korner, San Francisco, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:22 | |||
| Label | Theresa | |||
| Producer | Nat Adderley | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |   [2] |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "At just 40 minutes, Blue Autumn gives slightly short measure, but there's plenty packed in".[2] In his review for AllMusic, Ron Wynn stated "This '83 live set at the Keystone Korner was certainly an uneven, sometimes curious event. ... There are some fine cuts with punchy, snappy melodies, taut solos, and nice rhythm section interaction ... overall, this proves a good but not essential Nat Adderley date".[3] In the Chicago Tribune Jack Fuller wrote "The best Adderley music has always come in front of a crowd, and this 1983 recording of brother Nat is no exception. Done in a San Francisco club, the performance is by turns lively and lovely".[4]
Track listing
edit- "For Duke and Cannon" (Sonny Fortune)—7:03
- "The Fifth Labor of Hercules" (Andrew Arthur "Tex" Allen, Jr.)—6:24
- "Book's Bossa" (Cedar Walton, Walter Booker)—9:02
- "Blue Autumn" (Willis)—8:30
- "Tallahassee Kid" (Willis)—9:23
Personnel
editFurther reading
editThe following newspaper articles contain positive reviews of the Nat Adderley Quintet with the same lineup featured on Blue Autumn:
- McNally, Owen. "Embarrassment of Riches On Hartford's Jazz Scene." The Hartford Courant 23 Feb. 1982, D11.
- Stokes, W. Royal. "Adderley's High-Energy Combo." The Washington Post 15 Oct. 1981, C6.
References
edit- ^ Blue Autumn CD from CD Universe.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (1994). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (2nd ed.). London: Penguin. p. 14. ISBN 0-14-017949-6.
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Blue Autumn – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ Fuller, Jack. Blue Autumn review from the Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 1993.
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