Moody's Mood for Love

King Pleasure | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 21, 1992)
• Original Release Date: April 21, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005HDS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,315 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #26 in Music > Jazz > Vocal Jazz > Vocalese

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "That old black tragic called the blues", June 16, 2002

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Erik Hansen (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moody's Mood for Love (Audio CD)

King Pleasure is a much lesser known than his old rival Eddie Jefferson, and the debate continues today over who actually wrote the famous lyrics to "I'm in the Mood for Love" (aka "Moody's Mood" aka the "there I go there I go there I go" song), although EJ's version is the one that was hugely popular in the 50s and featured on a Gap ad back in the early 90s.

This album includes two versions of that song, as well as a vocalese rendition of "That Old Black Magic" called "Diaper Pin" which contains the clever wordplay used in the title of this review. This is simply a must-have for any fan of vocal jazz.

One note on the Freestyle Fellowship reference below:
I think the reviewer has a valid point. Vocalese is produced by taking popular instrumental jazz solos and using them as melodies for new lyrics, while Freestyle Fellowship was one of the first hip-hop groups to incorporate improvised melodies into their rap lyrics, some of which are improvised (freestyle) themselves. So I think that was a wonderful connection to make.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS NOW, June 8, 2000

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Sussex Pond Pudding (Somewhere in the desert, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moody's Mood for Love (Audio CD)

I wouldn't call this guy a psycho, nor do I think of Freestyle Fellowship when I hear him (see other review), but I do agree that he is one of the jazz world's most underrated singers. This album contains many classics, but my personal favorite will always be "Don't Get Scared", a great duo with Jon Hendricks. He does not possess a great voice, though it IS good, but does have an extraordinary ability to swing. A classic.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THERE IS ONLY ONE KING PLEASURE! A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY MUSIC LOVER OF VOCAL JAZZ...YOU SHOULD OR WANT TO START HERE WITH THIS CD!, June 24, 2009

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Mr. Nightshift (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Moody's Mood for Love (Audio CD)

This collection picks up where his Prestige And HI-Fi Recordings left off. You get not only his Long-Out-Of-Print 1962 album entitled "Mr. Jazz" presented in it's entirety! In STEREO!, but 1 (One) Unreleased recording, Plus 8 Tracks released only
on 78's And 45's making they're appearence on Compact Disc for the first time!, Thus giving you a total of 18 (Eighteen) slices of pure musical delight...Who could ask for more? Upon hearing this Disc, Plus his other recordings you'll quickly hear where several jazz vocalist picked up on his vocal style...And ran with it!