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Nathaniel "Nat" Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000〔(Allmusic Biography )〕) was an American jazz cornet and trumpet player who played in the hard bop and soul jazz genres. He was the brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he remained very close to in his career but whose shadow Nat followed in for most of his life.〔 Nat Adderly's "Work Song" is a jazz standard which also became a success on the pop charts after singer Oscar Brown, Jr. wrote lyrics for the tune. ==Early life== Nat Adderley was born in Tampa, Florida, but moved to Tallahassee, Florida, when both parents were hired to teach at Florida A&M University. His father had played trumpet professionally in his younger years, and he initially passed down his trumpet to Cannonball. When Cannonball picked up the alto saxophone, he passed the trumpet on to Nat who began playing in 1946. He and Cannonball played with Ray Charles in the early 1940s in Tallahassee,〔Lydon, Michael, ''Ray Charles: Man and Music'', Routledge, ISBN 0-415-97043-1, January 22, 2004.〕 among other amateur gigs they played around the area. Nat ended up attending Florida University, majoring in sociology with a minor in music. He officially switched to cornet in 1950, and he never turned back. From 1951-1953, he enlisted in the army. He played in the army band under his brother during this time, taking at least one tour of Korea before returning to a station in the United States. Upon return, Nat attended Florida A&M with the hopes of becoming a teacher. Shortly before Nat was expected to begin student teaching, Lionel Hampton played a concert at Florida A&M. Very confident in his abilities, Adderley played for Hampton. Hampton must have enjoyed what he heard because he invited Adderley to join his band. Putting school on hold, Adderley played under Hampton from 1954 to 1955, including a European tour. Upon his return, he intended to go back to school to become a schoolteacher.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nat Adderley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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