To The Ivy League (1956):

Avid Jazz here presents four classic Nat Adderley albums including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered double CD. “That’s Nat”, “Introducing Nat Adderley”, “To The Ivy League” and “Much Brass”.
Our first album “That’s Nat” features an exciting, swinging set where Nat is joined by Jerome Richardson on tenor and flute, Kenny Clarke on drums, Hank Jones on piano and Wendell Marshall on bass. For “Introducing Nat Adderley” Nat is joined by big brother Julian “Cannonball” Adderley on alto sax, Horace Silver on piano, Roy Haynes on drums and Paul Chambers on bass- that’s some line up folks! All but one selection was written by the Adderley brothers…

Reissued in this two-CD set are all of the recordings from the first Cannonball Adderley Quintet, a group that despite its talents failed commercially. With Cannonball on alto, cornetist Nat Adderley, pianist Junior Mance, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Jimmy Cobb, it is surprising that the group did not make it, but the Adderleys were fairly unknown at the time.