Obit: Nat Adderley - Jan 2000

Subject: Another one gone
From: bob schwarer
Date: 03 Jan 00 - 08:03 AM

For you jazz fans, some bad news to start '00.

Nat Adderley died Sunday, here in Lakeland. He was 68 and had been suffering with diabetes. Lost a leg to it in 1996 or 7.

Bob S.

Subject: RE: Another one gone
From: Gary T
Date: 03 Jan 00 - 09:08 AM

Always sorry to hear of a loss. I'm not a jazz follower, is he the Cannonball Adderly who had a chart hit with "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"?

Subject: RE: Another one gone
From: Wesley S
Date: 03 Jan 00 - 09:11 AM

No - Nat was his brother

Subject: RE: Another one gone
From: Peter T.
Date: 03 Jan 00 - 11:41 AM

Trumpeter with a fine honey sound. Most famous for "Work Song(s)", I guess. Used to have an old tape of his first album -- got to dig it out now!!
yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: Another one gone
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 03 Jan 00 - 11:58 AM

He never got the recognition that his brother did, but was a "musician's musician".

Subject: RE: Another one gone
From: lamarca
Date: 03 Jan 00 - 10:38 PM

NPR's Morning Edition did a nice obituary this morning - you can listen to it here

Subject: RE: Another one gone
From: Roger the skiffler
Date: 05 Jan 00 - 06:15 AM

The Adderleys also worked with Eddie "Mr Cleanhead" Vinson, very funky blues sound. (Not to be confused with today's so called jazz-funk which is IMHO often muzak).
Roger the self-opinionated old fart.