The Old Country is a jazz composition by Nat Adderley and Curtis Lewis. The best-known original recording was made by Sam Jones in March 1960 and first released that year on the Riverside album The Soul Society, where it appears as track A3. The Discogs entry for the album lists the style as hard bop. Nat Adderley also recorded the song in 1960 with The Big Sax Section. English lyrics are documented for the work.
Later versions include recordings by the Keith Jarrett Trio, Ray Bryant, Bill Henderson, and Nancy Wilson with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, as well as versions by Dianne Reeves and Tierney Sutton.
