== Data == '''Born:''' Nathaniel Adderley, Tampa, Florida, USA '''Died:''' Lakeland, Florida, USA '''Active:''' 50s-90s '''Instruments:''' Cornet, trumpet == Biography == Although less known than his brother [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/a4c73ebe-b2c7-4f13-b99d-2fe1f9f27da8.html|''Cannonball''], and somewhat shadowed by him, ''Nathaniel Adderley'' had a rich and extended musical career. Switching from trumpet to cornet, he made debuts with [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/17cf2413-99c1-441d-ba92-700e811daf56.html|''Lionel Hampton''], before joining the early [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/a4c73ebe-b2c7-4f13-b99d-2fe1f9f27da8.html|''Cannonball's''] formation. Then playing here and there, success came for the ''Adderleys'' at the dawn of the 60's, and ''Nathaniel'' sticked with the formation until the death of [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/a4c73ebe-b2c7-4f13-b99d-2fe1f9f27da8.html|''Cannonball''] in 1975. Leading his own quintets, he recorded a number of interesting sessions during the next 20 years for random labels. While most people can discover him in [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/a4c73ebe-b2c7-4f13-b99d-2fe1f9f27da8.html|''Cannonball's''] records, more experienced listeners may dig into one of the later ''Evidence'' releases, like the excellent [http://musicbrainz.org/album/NOT-YET-IN-MUSICBRAINZ|''Autumn Leaves: Live at Sweet Basil''].