Dat Dere

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"Dat Dere"
Song
LanguageEnglish
Genre Jazz
Composer(s) Bobby Timmons
Lyricist(s) Oscar Brown, Jr.

"Dat Dere" is a jazz song written by Bobby Timmons that was recorded in 1960. Lyrics were written later by Oscar Brown, Jr.

Recording and lyrics

The song was first recorded by Bobby Timmons in his debut album This Here Is Bobby Timmons (January 1960), and shortly thereafter by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet on the album Them Dirty Blues (February 1960) and by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers on the album The Big Beat (March 1960), with Timmons as pianist on both recordings. [1] [2]

Oscar Brown Jr. wrote the lyrics later for his 1960 album Sin & Soul. [3] In 1962 Sheila Jordan recorded the vocal version for her acclaimed debut record "Portrait of Sheila". [4] The song has since been recorded by dozens of performers in both vocal and instrumental versions. [5] Rickie Lee Jones recorded a version for her 1991 album Pop Pop . [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Them Dirty Blues". Cannonball Adderley.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ Fielder, Christopher. "The Big Beat - Art Blakey". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Oscar Brown, Jr.: Sin & Soul". AllMusic . Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  4. ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Sheila Jordan: Portrait of Sheila". AllMusic . Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Dat Dere by Rickie Lee Jones". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  6. ↑ CD Review. Stereophile. 1991. p. 129. Retrieved 20 March 2023.



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