Oscar Brown Jr. 'Dat Dere' on The Ed Sullivan Show

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[tjable]

That was really sweet. I think he got into the mind of a child perfectly. Thank you for sharing this. God Bless You and stay safe.

[psychedelicpucho]

I was lucky enough to get turned onto Oscar Brown Jr. early enough to catch him a number of times live before he finally passed away. I even have an autographed cd of his debut record. Nobody like him before or

[FrancescoPiccinelli]

One of the least-known jazz standards. The determination of the melody is compensate by the sweetness of the lyrics. Great video

[hremdldw]

I’ve had Oscar Brown Jr debut Album on Columbia Records for many years, I never realized Brown appeared on Ed Sullivan singing this timeless classic, I’d be remiss not to mention the excellent composition by Bobby Timmons set to lyrics by Oscar Brown Jr ., The lyric fit the composition perfectly

[Bilboswaggins]

Those were some really complex lyrics he did an excellent job

[winstonwolfe]

Hey daddy wat dat sound dere?
The finest music my girl.

[thatsgirl]

Beautiful! Touching video !
Wish I could still hug my dad tight!
Sending hugs to you in Heaven! 🤗
Happy Friday 🕊 thank you for sharing! 💖

[droxyocean]

Real talk! I heard this album a lot in my house growing up in Chicago. I also had the please of meeting Mrs Brown as he was a friend of my Dad!

[MrCeora]

Listen to his "Hymn to Friday", "Sam's Life" or what every person will inevitably face, "This Beach".

[johnnytoobad]

Made into a FM top 100 jazz hit by Rikki Lee Jones in the 80's. She must of had a VHS copy of this video.😍

[LndnJazzHour]

Brilliant, 1st heard the Sheila Jordan version but this is the best 1 by far.

[mrnobodyz]

Wow! “I missed out the first words of the song… but I was Coowell.”😎

[annabelleecho]

At a time when most if not all celebrities had an unlisted phone number Oscar Brown Jr. was always published in the Hyde Park phone book in Chicago. I have no way of knowing if the little boy in this video is one of his sons but I remember being shocked and sad when my friend told me this news published in The Chicago Tribune:
OSCAR BROWN III, 38, CHICAGO JAZZ ARTIST one of Chicago’s most gifted and well-loved jazz musicians, died early Monday after a head-on auto collision on South Lake Shore Drive.
His death left Chicago’s music community in shock, because Mr. Brown, a precocious musician who had worked professionally since his teens, had collaborated with such a wide field of pop, jazz, cabaret and avant-garde performers. Known by friends simply as Bo, Mr. Brown was admired by performers and impresarios alike.
“Bo was one of the best bass players I ever have heard or worked with, ” said Chicago singer Sasha Dalton, a frequent musical collaborator. “He knew how to follow, and he knew how to lead, and you don’t run into a lot of jazz bassists who can do both so well.”
His sound “was something you never forget–it was so warm, and he played in so many different musical settings, ” said HotHouse owner Marguerite Horberg, who had presented Mr. Brown on many occasions.
Indeed, Mr. Brown was one of the most protean young artists in Chicago, his work with his father and sister, jazz singers Oscar Brown Jr. and Maggie Brown, representing but one facet of his art. By teaming with urban poets such as the Funky Wordsmyths (with whom he appeared on a popular McDonald’s TV commercial), avant-gardists such as Don Moye’s Sun Percussion Summit and the singing-dancing cast of “Back Down Memory Lane” (for which Mr. Brown provided musical direction at the Jazz Buffet), Mr. Brown established himself as a Chicago star with a rising national reputation.
No fewer than three new recordings, in fact, attest to Mr. Brown’s ascending profile. His playing and his compositions on CDs by Funky Wordsmyths, the One Family Band and Don Moye, all released in the last couple of weeks, now serve as last documents of his work.
It was more than Mr. Brown’s artistry, however, that left his admirers grieving. His personal warmth and generosity transcended the cutthroat competitiveness often found in the music industry.
“When he wasn’t performing, ” said Horberg, “he was teaching classes to kids, which he did here (at HotHouse) early in the morning, ” not a convenient time for a jazz musician who generally worked into the wee hours.
“Whenever he would run into somebody who cursed or said a lot of bad things about other people, ” remembered Maggie Brown, his sister, “Bobo would just say, `Oh, yeah, they have bad molecules.’ He just had this philosophical approach to life that touched a lot of people.
“In fact, the only reason he was out on Monday was because he had just received a phone call that a friend’s car had broken down, and he was going to help.”
Police said Mr. Brown was fatally injured when his northbound auto collided with a car traveling the wrong way at 4400 S. Lake Shore Drive. The other driver also died in the crash.
In contemplating his work as a musician, Mr. Brown once wrote in a poem, “I’ve lived in pursuit of the most precious notes my soul has known, ageless notes that through time still ring.”
As for the struggles that jazz musicians inevitably face, Mr. Brown told the Tribune last year, “Whether the family is doing OK or is broke, we have laughter and we have love in the day, regardless. That’s what counts.”
Even so, Mr. Brown appeared headed for bigger things, as he acknowledged in the same Tribune interview.
“We just keep on pushing forward, ” he said. “And right now the possibilities are amazing.”
Mr. Brown is also survived by four children, a brother, and four other sisters. A memorial service is being planned for Saturday. Originally Published: August 13, 1996.

[btinsley]

i also love rickie lee jones' version

[aquaticnstuff]

best version I've found even compared to sheila jackson, still looking for a perfect female version but jackson's is the best of the bunch by far

[rose]

It is so sad that parents are not taking questions from their children. They hand him/her an iPad or the parent talks on their cell phone while ignoring the child they brought into the world. PUT YOUR PHONES DOWN AND TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL.

[robertwjtaylor]

First Rap song ever, I personally don't like Rap, but I like this song because it has some real music in it

[lonestarfriend]

Son, it's "that there".

[tommykeith]

WHY DOES MEL TORME LEAVE OUT SO HE'LL BECOME A MAN & SO HE'LL BECOME

[dasteven]

I do think Mel Torme’s rendition trumps all the others.