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"Work Song" is a work song and jazz standard [1] by American trumpeter Nat Adderley and writer Oscar Brown Jr. It was first featured in Adderley's 1960 studio album of the same name, which was met with high praise and acclaim. [2] [3] "Work Song" is one of Adderley's best known compositions. [4]
Work Song is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley, recorded in January 1960 and released on the Riverside label. It features Adderley with Bobby Timmons, Wes Montgomery, Sam Jones, Percy Heath, Keter Betts and Louis Hayes in various combinations from a trio to a sextet, with the unusual sound of pizzicato cello to the fore on some tracks.
Adderley's composition "Work Song" (1960) is a jazz standard, and also became a success on the pop charts after singer Oscar Brown Jr. wrote lyrics for it.
Oscar Brown Jr. (October 10, 1926 – May 29, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, actor, and civil rights activist (Brown was African-American) . Brown discovered The Jackson 5 .
The panoply of original songs bowing in 2023's movies runs the gamut from simple, touching ballads, boy-band reunion dance pop and somewhat profane numbers from an unconventional musical to hip ...
Instead, if the song is “Kenough” to win, the award will go to Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (the latter of which won the Best Original Song award in 2019 for “Shallow” from A Star is Born).
The song ultimately los t the Oscar to “What Was I Made For” from “Barbie,” but Gladstone said March 12 on X, formerly Twitter, that seeing Osage singers perform was a win for representation.
Gin House Blues", Simone re-recorded this song in a more upbeat way on 'Nuff Said! (1968). "Work Song", written by Oscar Brown, Jr and Nat Adderley tells the story of a chain gang. This song also appears on Nina’s Choice (1963), Nina Simone with Strings (1966) and, newly recorded, on High Priestess of Soul (1967).