This album was recorded in late 1960 and released, I believe, early 1961. Herbie Hancock's song, with which I'm familiar with largely through the Mongo Santamaria recording, was on his debut album in 1962 (per Wikipedia). So it would appear this was first, but they're close.
Some of Oscar Brown's compositions were adapted from early African American folk music/lore. Though his and Hancock's songs were different, they may well have sprung from the same roots.
