Little Big Horn (album)

Little Big Horn
Studio album by Nat Adderley
Released	1963
Recorded	September 23 & October 4, 1963
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:05
Label	Riverside
Nat Adderley chronology
In the Bag (1962) Little Big Horn (1963) Autobiography (1964)

Little Big Horn (also released as Natural Soul) is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley released on the Riverside label featuring performances by Adderley with Junior Mance, Kenny Burrell/Jim Hall Bob Cranshaw, and Mickey Roker.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "A fine obscurity recorded at a time when Nat was one of the stars of his brother Cannonball Adderley's Sextet".^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 4 stars stating "it's hard to understand why such a quiet gem has slipped through the net".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Nat Adderley except as indicated

1. "El Chico" - 6:42
2. "Foo Foo" - 4:11
3. "Loneliness" - 4:14
4. "Little Big Horn" - 5:20
5. "Half-Time" - 4:48
6. "Broadway Lady" - 4:19
7. "Roses for Your Pillow" - 5:11
8. "Hustle With Russell" - 4:20

• Recorded in New York City on September 23, 1963 (tracks 2-4 & 8) and October 4, 1963 (tracks 1 & 5-7)

Personnel

• Nat Adderley – cornet
• Junior Mance - piano
• Jim Hall (tracks 1 & 5-7), Kenny Burrell (tracks 2-4 & 8) - guitar
• Bob Cranshaw - bass
• Mickey Roker - drums

References

1. Riverside Records discography accessed February 17, 2010
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 17, 2010
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
4. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 6. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.