Atlantic session · in the studio

December 21, 1964

Nat Adderley Octet

In the room

Nat Adderley – cornet
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Tony Studd – bass trombone
Don Butterfield – tuba
Seldon Powell – tenor sax, flute
Joe Zawinul – piano
Sam Jones – bass
Bruno Carr – drums

The takes

1 of these 3 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.

What the numbers mean

Atlantic numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
8437	Never Say Yes	Not issued at the time
8438	Work Song	LP 1439
8439	Little Boy With The Sad Eyes	LP 1439

3 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Nat Adderley – Autobiography (Atlantic LP 1439)

LP 1439 · 1965AutobiographyNat Adderley

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	RLP 416	Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits	Cannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson	1962	Nat Adderley, Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones

4 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
RLP 377	African Waltz	Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra	1961	Nat Adderley, Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield, Sam Jones
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Nat Adderley, Ernie Royal, Seldon Powell, Sam Jones
V-8476	Bursting Out With The All Star Big Band!	The Oscar Peterson Trio	1962	Nat Adderley, Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield, Seldon Powell

3 of them 16 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
JLP 47	Naturally!	Nat Adderley Quartets	1961	Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones
RLP 404	The Cannonball Adderley Sextet In New York	The Cannonball Adderley Sextet	1962	Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones
RLP 411	Letter From Home	The Voice Of Eddie Jefferson	1962	Ernie Royal, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones
V-8430	Sonny Rollins/Brass Sonny Rollins/Trio	Sonny Rollins Trio	1962	Nat Adderley, Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield
RLP 444	Jazz Workshop Revisited	Cannonball Adderley Sextet	1963	Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones
RLP 477	Nippon Soul	Cannonball Adderley	1963	Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Nat Adderley, Ernie Royal, Seldon Powell
V-8587	The Cat	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1964	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd, Don Butterfield
V-8601	New Fantasy	Lalo Schifrin	1964	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd, Don Butterfield
CL 2388	Latin Mann - Afro To Bossa To Blues	Herbie Mann	1965	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd, Bruno Carr
V-8624	Music From The Motion Picture Once A Thief And Other Themes	Lalo Schifrin	1965	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd, Don Butterfield
LP 1449	Jazz Dialogue	The Modern Jazz Quartet And The All-Star Jazz Band	1966	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd, Seldon Powell
LP 1460	Sayin' Somethin'	Nat Adderley	1966	Nat Adderley, Ernie Royal, Seldon Powell
LM-82029	With Respect To Nat	Oscar Peterson	1966	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd, Seldon Powell
V-8708	Beach Samba	Astrud Gilberto	1967	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd, Seldon Powell
V-8721	The Best Of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio	1967	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd, Don Butterfield

2 of them 61 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG-36077	Julian Cannonball Adderley In The Land Of Hi-Fi	Cannonball Adderley Octet	1956	Nat Adderley, Ernie Royal
MG-36100	To The Ivy League From Nat Adderley	Nat Adderley Quintet	1956	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
MG-36110	Sophisticated Swing	"Cannonball" Adderley	1957	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
RLP 12-295	Top And Bottom Brass	Clark Terry Quintet With Don Butterfield Tuba	1959	Don Butterfield, Sam Jones
RLP 301	Much Brass	Nat Adderley Sextet	1959	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
CL 1250	Legrand Jazz	Michel Legrand	1959	Ernie Royal, Seldon Powell
LP 1307	Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1959	Ernie Royal, Seldon Powell
MG-36135	Cannonball's Sharpshooters	Cannonball Adderley	1959	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
RLP 311	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet In San Francisco	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Featuring Nat Adderley	1960	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
RLP 318	Work Song	Nat Adderley	1960	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
RLP 322	Them Dirty Blues	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet	1960	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
RLP 324	The Soul Society	Sam Jones	1960	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
RLP 330	That's Right!	Nat Adderley And The Big Sax Section	1960	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
RLP 332	The Texas Twister	Don Wilkerson	1960	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
RLP 344	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet At The Lighthouse	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet	1960	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
LP 1320	Portrait Of The Artist	Bob Brookmeyer	1960	Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield
JLP 36	Gettin' Together	Paul Gonsalves	1961	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
RLP 349	A Double Dose Of Soul	James Clay	1961	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
RLP 358	The Chant	Sam Jones Plus 10	1961	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
RLP 387	White Gardenia: A Tribute To Billie Holiday	Johnny Griffin With Strings And Brass	1961	Nat Adderley, Ernie Royal
RLP 388	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Plus	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Plus	1961	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
V-8394	Gillespiana	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1961	Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield
V-8414	Percussion King	Gene Krupa	1961	Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield
JLP 66	Heavyweights	Sal Nistico	1962	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
JLP 75	In The Bag	Nat Adderley Sextet	1962	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
RLP 429	Big Bags	Milt Jackson Orchestra	1962	Nat Adderley, Ernie Royal
RLP 432	Down Home	Sam Jones & Co.	1962	Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones
PRLP 7222	Soul Meeting	King Curtis With Nat Adderley And Wynton Kelly	1962	Nat Adderley, Sam Jones
PRLP 7225	Afro/American Sketches	Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1962	Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield
PR 7712	Jimmy Forrest With The Oliver Nelson Big Band · not on the site yet	Jimmy Forrest With The Oliver Nelson Big Band	1962	Ernie Royal, Seldon Powell
RLP 476	Soulmates	Ben Webster And Joe Zawinul	1963	Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones
V-8507	Several Shades Of Jade	Cal Tjader	1963	Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield
V-8508	Full Nelson	Oliver Nelson	1963	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
A-38	The Body & The Soul	Freddie Hubbard	1964	Ernie Royal, Seldon Powell
A-53	After The Lights Go Down Low And Much More!!!	Freda Payne	1964	Ernie Royal, Seldon Powell
V-8554	Reflections	Stan Getz	1964	Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield
V-8555	The Individualism Of Gil Evans	Gil Evans Orchestra	1964	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
V-8594	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Gene Krupa	1964	Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield
BLP 4188	I'm Tryin' To Get Home	Donald Byrd	1965	Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield
V-8615	Ray Brown/Milt Jackson	Ray Brown - Milt Jackson Orchestra	1965	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
V-8621	Room For One More	Irene Reid	1965	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
V-8796	Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1965	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
LP 1464	Our Mann Flute	Herbie Mann	1966	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
V-8642	Goin' Out Of My Head	Wes Montgomery	1966	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
V-8652	Peter & The Wolf	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1966	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
V-8654	The Dissection And Reconstruction Of Music From The Past As Performed By The Inmates Of Lalo Schifrin's Demented Ensemble As A Tribute To The Memory Of The Marquis De Sade	Lalo Schifrin	1966	Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield
V-8667	Hoochie Cooche Man	Jimmy Smith	1966	Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield
V-8678	Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery	1966	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
V-8766	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
V-8804	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
LP 1474	Live At Memory Lane	Nat Adderley	1967	Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul
BLP 4243	Delightfulee Morgan	Lee Morgan	1967	Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield
V-8677	Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues	Leonard Feather	1967	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
V-8680	Blue Notes	Johnny Hodges	1967	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
V-8714	The Best Of Wes Montgomery	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra	1967	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
V-8725	The Best Of Cal Tjader	Cal Tjader And His Sextet	1967	Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield
V-8726	Don't Sleep In The Subway	Johnny Hodges	1967	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
V-8746	Kenny Burrell With Don Sebesky Orchestra · not on the site yet	Kenny Burrell With Don Sebesky Orchestra	1967	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
V-8731	Jazzhattan Suite	Jazz Interactions Orchestra	1968	Ernie Royal, Don Butterfield
V-8743	Leonard Feather Presents The Sound Of Feeling And The Sound Of Oliver Nelson	Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All Stars	1968	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd
V-8757	The Best Of Wes Montgomery Vol. 2	Wes Montgomery With Don Sebesky Orchestra	1968	Ernie Royal, Tony Studd