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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.

Track listing:
All compositions by Nat Adderley except where noted.

“Work Song” (Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown Jr) – 4:15
“Pretty Memory” (Bobby Timmons) – 3:54
“I’ve Got a Crush on You” (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:55
“Mean to Me” (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 5:01
“Fallout” – 4:54
“Sack of Woe” (Julian Adderley) – 4:28
“My Heart Stood Still” (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:25
“Violets for Your Furs” (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 3:50
“Scrambled Eggs” (Sam Jones) – 3:20
Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on January 25, 1960 (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7) and January 27, 1960 (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8 & 9)

Personnel:
Nat Adderley – Cornet
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Bobby Timmons – piano (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6 & 9)
Percy Heath – bass (tracks 1, 6 & 9)
Keter Betts – bass (tracks 2, 4 & 5), cello (tracks 7)
Sam Jones – bass (tracks 3, 7 & 8), cello (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6 & 9)
Louis Hayes – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4-7 & 9)

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Released: 1960
Recorded: January 25 & 27, 1960
Label: Riverside