Don't Look Back (Nat Adderley album)

Don't Look Back
Studio album by Nat Adderley Septet
Released	1976
Recorded	August 9, 1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:23
Label	SteepleChase SCS 1059
Producer	Nils Winther
Nat Adderley chronology
Double Exposure (1975) Don't Look Back (1976) Hummin' (1976)

Don't Look Back is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley, recorded in 1976 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label and on Inner City Records in the US. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

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

The Penguin Guide to Jazz states, "Adderley's reputation as a mainstream traditionalist takes a knock with sets like these. Unfortunately the results aren't by any means commensurate with the daring of the lineup... A bold effort but not quite there". ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Funny Funny" (Nat Adderley) – 6:10
2. "K. High" (Ira Buddy Williams) – 9:31
3. "Just a Quickie" (Fernando Gumbs) – 4:50
4. "I Think I Got It" (Onaje Allan Gumbs) – 6:58
5. "Home" (Ken McIntyre) – 6:30
6. "Don't Look Back" (Harold Vick) – 7:30
7. "Home" [take 1] (McIntyre) – 6:54 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

• Nat Adderley – cornet
• John Stubblefield – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Ken McIntyre – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, oboe
• Onaje Allan Gumbs – piano, electric piano, clavinet
• Fernando Gumbs – bass
• Ira Buddy Williams – drums
• Victor See Yuen – congas, percussion

References

1. SteepleChase Productions ApS accessed March 28, 2017
2. Don't Look Back – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (1994). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (2nd ed.). London: Penguin. p. 13. ISBN   0-14-017949-6.