1959 Della Reese - Sermonette

Celebrating Nat Adderley's birthday today. The younger brother of Cannonball, Nat’s blues-drenched songs, such as “Jive Samba” and “Sermonette,” became hits for Cannonball’s group. His most famous tune is "Work Song" performed here with Joe Zawinul on piano. After Cannonball’s death in 1975, Nat temporarily retired, but from 1976 he led his own groups, which usually included a Cannonball-styled altoist. A favorite of audiences, in part for his good-humoured presentation, and of fellow musicians,

Sermonette ~ Milt Jackson