Branching Out

Branching Out
Studio album by Nat Adderley
Released	December 1958
Recorded	September 1958
Studio	Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:52
Label	Riverside RLP 12-285
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Nat Adderley chronology
To the Ivy League from Nat (1956) Branching Out (1958) Much Brass (1956)
The Three Sounds chronology
Introducing the 3 Sounds (1958) Branching Out (1958) Bottoms Up! (1959)

Branching Out is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley, released on the Riverside label and featuring performances by Adderley with Johnny Griffin, and the Three Sounds. ^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Adderley and Griffin made for an exciting frontline". ^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz states: "Branching Out is an attractive enough set, but Griff doesn't seem the right saxophone-player for the gig, too noisy and rapid-fire". ^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Nat Adderley except as indicated

1. "Sister Caroline" - 5:51
2. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:26
3. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 4:36
4. "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 5:02
5. "Branching Out" (Harold Mabern) - 6:50
6. "I Never Knew I Could Love Anybody (Like I'm Loving You)" (Raymond B. Egan, Roy Marsh, Thomas Pitts) - 4:44
7. "Warm Blue Stream" (Sara Cassey, Dotty Wayne) - 4:23

Personnel

• Nat Adderley – cornet
• Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
• Gene Harris - piano
• Andy Simpkins - bass
• Bill Dowdy - drums

References

1. Riverside Records discography accessed February 16, 2010
2. Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed February 15, 2010
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp.  11. ISBN   978-0-141-02327-4.