Atlantic · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Sayin' Somethin'

Nat Adderley

Recorded	Dec 20, 1965 & Jan 13, 1966
Label	Atlantic
Released	1965
Personnel	16 credited players
Discogs	master 261178

The record

Cut for Atlantic at the close of 1965, this soul-jazz session leans into groove-heavy arrangements with Herbie Hancock at the keys and a shifting cast of guitars and percussion. Gospel-tinged and danceable, it sits squarely in its moment.

Session personnel

Bob Cranshaw — bass
George Duvivier — bass
Herbie Lovelle — drums
Roy McCurdy — drums
Al Gorgoni — guitar
Bill Suyker — guitar
George Devens — percussion
Herbie Hancock — piano
John Asbury — piano
Paul Griffin — piano
Artie Kaplan — saxophone
Joe Henderson — saxophone
Seldon Powell — saxophone
J.J. Johnson — trombone
Ernie Royal — trumpet
Nat Adderley — trumpet

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 18 pressings on file.

1966	Atlantic · 1460 — Vinyl, LP, Mono earliest on file
1966	Atlantic — STEREO
1966	Atlantic · 588023 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1966	Atlantic · 587023 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve
1966	Atlantic · 1460 — Vinyl, LP, Promo
1966	Atlantic · SD 1460 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo
1967	Atlantic · SD 71460 — Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo
1976	Atlantic · ATL 50 246 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · gatefold
1976	Atlantic · ATL 50 246 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · gatefold
1976	Atlantic · SD 1460 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
1976	Atlantic · ATL 50 246 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · gatefold
1976	Atlantic · ATL 50 246 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue · gatefold
1976	Atlantic · ATL 50 246 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · gatefold
1977	Atlantic · HATS 421-229 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue