Dat Dere
Karmen RõivasseppDuration: 05:38
Soprano vocalist Karmen Rõivassepp takes on one of the jazz canon’s most whimsical standards, “Dat Dere,” and delivers it with a blend of musicality and humor. The lyrics paint the picture of a young girl who’s not afraid of asking her father about anything and everything. It turns out that the "girl" (Rõivassepp) can express herself with the pure tone of a meadowlark, an easy-going stretch of the musical pulse, and a steadily-developed scat solo. Her band, based in Denmark, gamely reply to her questions through interjections and solos. Surprisingly, the composition was originally recorded as an instrumental piece. Listen and discover "what’s that over there?"
Posted by Scott Lichtman.
