Dat Dere

"Dat Dere" is a song composed by jazz musician Bobby Timmons with lyrics by singer and activist Oscar Brown Jr.

The lyrics described an excited visit to the zoo with a young child (indeed, the song was inspired by just such a visit).

It features a joint trumpet and tenor soli from measures 9 through 23. Then the saxophone takes its own solo from measures 34 through 59, sporting a D minor- B minor7 (b5)- E minor7 (b5) chord progression. at measure 59 the whole band joins in for a loud and proud "shout chorus." It takes the coda back to 18, and once measure 30 is finished, it is open to the whole band to solo individually.

Other versions

• Cannonball Adderley recorded/performed a version of this song when Bobby Timmons was a member of the quintet, and so did Art Blakey.
• A Swedish version, "Va' e' de' där", was performed by Monica Zetterlund. The Swedish lyrics were written by Beppe Wolgers.