"Dat Dere" is a jazz song written by

Bobby Timmons Robert Henry Timmons (December 19, 1935 – March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods (July 1958 to September 1959; February 1960 to June 1961), between which he ...

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 The Jazz Messengers were a jazz combo that existed for over thirty-five years beginning in the early 1950s as a collective, and ending when long-time leader and founding drummer Art Blakey died in 1990. Blakey led or co-led the group from the o ...

on the album '' The Big Beat'' (March 1960), with Timmons as pianist on both recordings. Oscar Brown Jr. wrote the lyrics later for his 1960 album ''Sin & Soul''. In 1962

Sheila Jordan Sheila Jordan (born Sheila Jeanette Dawson; November 18, 1928) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. She has recorded as a session musician with an array of critically acclaimed artists in addition to recording her own albums. Jordan pionee ...

recorded the vocal version for her acclaimed debut record "

Portrait of Sheila ''Portrait of Sheila'' is the 1963 debut album of American jazz singer Sheila Jordan, released by Blue Note Records. In the 1963 ''DownBeat'' magazine Critics Poll, she was ranked first in the vocal category for "Talent Deserving Wider Recognitio ...

". The song has since been recorded by dozens of performers in both vocal and instrumental versions.

Rickie Lee Jones Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. Over the course of a career that spans five decades and 15 studio albums, she has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, pop, soul, an ...

recorded a version for her 1991 album ''

Pop Pop ''Pop Pop'' is an album by the American musician Rickie Lee Jones, released in September 1991. The album contains cover versions, ranging from jazz and blues standards to Tin Pan Alley to Jimi Hendrix's "Up from the Skies". It reached No. 8 ...

''.

References

1960 songs Compositions by Bobby Timmons Jazz songs Songs about parenthood {{1960s-jazz-composition-stub