• Home
  • About
    • About This Blog
    • About the Authors
  • Song of the Day
  • Album of the Week
  • Music and Art
    • Tony Live!
    • Music
      • Viva Duets
      • Songs
      • Albums
    • Art
  • And More
    • Collaborator of the Month
    • Songwriter of the Month – 2016
    • News
      • Cheek To Cheek
      • Bennett & Brubeck -The White House Sessions Live 1962
      • Life is a Gift
      • Viva Duets
      • Zen of Bennett
      • Other News
    • About His Collaborators
    • Musings
    • Extras
      • Books
      • Interviews
      • Media
  • The Interactive Tony Bennett Discography

The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

October 27, 2015 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Dat Dere

The song of the day for Tuesday, October 27, 2015 is “Dat Dere.”

About This Song

The jazz instrumental “Dat Dere” was written in 1960 by Bobby Timmons; it was first played by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in 1960, with Timmons on piano. Oscar Brown, Jr. wrote lyrics for the tune in 1961 for his album Sin & Soul … and Then Some. The song has been recorded by jazz and popular singers including Mel Tormé and Rickie Lee Jones.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded this terrific version of “Dat Dere” in June 1998 for his album of music for children, The Playground. The album features the Ralph Sharon Quartet, with Paul Langosch on bass, Clayton Cameron on drums and Gray Sargent on guitar. Mr. Sargent continues to play (very excellent) guitar for Mr. Bennett today.

Dat Dere

Listen to Dat Dere on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 1998.


“Dat Dere,” as well as The Playground, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Bobby Timmons, Gray Sargent, Oscar Brown Jr., Ralph Sharon Quartet, The Playground

March 26, 2014 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Dat Dere

The song of the day for Wednesday, March 26, 2014 is “Dat Dere.”

About This Song

The jazz instrumental Dat Dere was written in 1960 by Bobby Timmons; it was first played by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in 1960, with Timmons on piano. Oscar Brown, Jr. wrote lyrics for the tune in 1961 for his album Sin & Soul … and Then Some. The song has been recorded by jazz and popular singers including Mel Tormé and Rickie Lee Jones.

About This Version

With the lyrics that focus on a child’s trip to the zoo and the thoughts of the parents about that child’s future, “Dat Dere” is a perfect choice for Bennett’s album for children, The Playground. It’s a charming album for children of all ages. It also feature Bennett’s lovely “My Mom,” a song that his father used to sing to his children: Tony, John and Mary.

http://open.spotify.com/track/1dysZqDGamZ78Y03l8s8Z2
“Dat Dere,” as well as the album The Playground, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Bobby Timmons, Oscar Brown Jr., The Playground

February 4, 2013 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Dat Dere

The song of the day for Monday, February 4, 2013 is Dat Dere.

About Dat Dere

The jazz instrumental Dat Dere was written in 1960 by Bobby Timmons; it was first played by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in 1960, with Timmons on piano. Oscar Brown, Jr. wrote lyrics for the tune in 1961 for his album Sin & Soul … and Then Some. The song has been recorded by jazz and popular singers including Mel Tormé and Rickie Lee Jones.

About This Version

With the lyrics that focus on a child’s trip to the zoo and the thoughts of the parents about that child’s future, Dat Dere is a perfect choice for Bennett’s album for children, The Playground. It’s a charming album for children of all ages. It also feature Bennett’s lovely My Mom, a song that his father used to sing to his children: Tony, John and Mary.

http://open.spotify.com/track/1dysZqDGamZ78Y03l8s8Z2
Dat Dere, as well as The Playground album, is available from iTunes.

Thanks to YouTube, here’s a video of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers doing the instrumental Dat Dere.

And dat dere is all dere is dis Monday.

And we wonder about a spellchecker that flags Mel Tormé, but has no trouble with dat dere.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Bobby Timmons, Oscar Brown Jr.

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2

Subscribe to The Year of Tony Bennett

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Current Reader Favorites

  • Song of the Day: I Cover The Waterfront
  • Song of the Day: Return to Me
  • The Quartet
  • Song of the Day: Firefly
  • Song of the Day: Sweet Georgie Fame
  • Song of the Day: Look For The Silver Lining
  • Home
  • About
  • Song of the Day
  • Album of the Week
  • Music and Art
  • And More
  • The Interactive Tony Bennett Discography

Copyright © 2022 The Year of Tony Bennett · Genesis Framework by StudioPress · WordPress