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Nat Adderley

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Year of Birth:1931
Year of death:2000

Biography

(source: wikipedia)

Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years.
Adderley's composition "Work Song" (1960) is a jazz standard, and also became a success on the pop charts after singer Oscar Brown Jr. wrote lyrics for it.
Nat Adderley was born in Tampa, Florida, but moved to Tallahassee when his parents were... more

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