
OTHERS COVER OBJ
Late in the 1950’s and early 60’s Oscar Brown, Jr. started out in songwriting, developing his talent for setting swinging, intellectually impressive lyrics to classic tunes by some of the most renown jazz musicians. Brown’s catalog reveals a thoughtful and versatile wordsmith. Several of his lyrics have become “standards” in vocal jazz guidebooks used in the industry: Dat Dere, All Blues, Afro Blue, being among the most widely known. OBJ’s songs have been recorded by a wide list of stellar recording artists, many of which are listed here.
COVERED BY
YEAR RELEASED
SONG COVERED
Abbey Lincoln
Mahalia Jackson
Nina Simone
Sheila Jordan
Barbara Streisand
Lou Rawls
Liverpool Five
Al Wilson
Diana Ross
Bobby Rush
Dee Bridgewater
Latimore
Randy Crawford
Dianne Reeves
Toni Braxton
Liz Wright
Chaka Khan
Robert Glasper feat.
Erykah Badu
Gregory Porter
Jazzmia Horne
Phillip Bailey
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Afro Blue (OBJ Lyric)
Long As You’re Living (OBJ Lyric)
Brown Baby
Rags & Old Iron
Work Song (OBJ Lyric)
Brown Baby
Dat Dere (OBJ Lyric)
Love Is Like a Newborn Child
World of Trouble
The Snake
The Snake
Brown Baby
Chicken Heads
Afro Blue (OBJ Lyric)
A Ladiesman
Love Is Like a Newborn Child
Afro Blue (OBJ Lyric)
Brown Baby
Afro Blue (OBJ Lyric)
Hazel’s Hips
Afro Blue (OBJ Lyric)
Work Song (OBJ Lyric)
Afro Blue (OBJ Lyric)
Long As You’re Living (OBJ Lyric)