Dat Dere

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"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.{{cite web|url=https://cannonball-adderley.com/329.htm|website=Cannonball Adderley.com|title=Them Dirty Blues|accessdate=March 17, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Fielder |first=Christopher |url={{Allmusic|class=album |id=r783803 |pure_url=yes}} |title=The Big Beat - Art Blakey|publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=25 June 2010}}

Oscar Brown Jr. wrote the lyrics later for his 1960 album Sin & Soul.{{cite web |last=Yanow |first=Scott |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sin-soul-mw0000079685 |title= Oscar Brown, Jr.: Sin & Soul |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=June 15, 2019}} In 1962 Sheila Jordan recorded the vocal version for her acclaimed debut record "Portrait of Sheila".{{cite web |last=Yanow |first=Scott |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/portrait-of-sheila-jordan-mw0000202415 |title= Sheila Jordan: Portrait of Sheila |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=August 13, 2021}} The song has since been recorded by dozens of performers in both vocal and instrumental versions.{{cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/224777/versions#nav-entity|website=SecondHandSongs|title=Dat Dere by Rickie Lee Jones|accessdate=March 17, 2023}} Rickie Lee Jones recorded a version for her 1991 album Pop Pop.{{cite book |title=CD Review |date=1991 |publisher=Stereophile |page=129 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0B09AQAAIAAJ |access-date=20 March 2023 |language=en}}

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