King Pleasure - I'm in the Mood for Love (recorded 1952/restored 1972 vinyl with lyrics)

"Excuse me while I kiss the sky." - Jimi Hendrix

There I go, there I go
There I go, there I go
Pretty baby, you are the soul
Who snaps my control

Such a funny thing but every time you're near me
I never can behave, you give me a smile
And then I'm wrapped up in your magic
There's music all around me, crazy music

Music that keeps calling me so very close to you
Turns me your slave, come and do with me
Any little thing you want to
Anything baby, just let me get next to you

Am I insane or do I really see heaven in your eyes?
Bright as stars that shine up above
You in the clear blue skies
How I worry about you

Just can't live my life without you
Baby, come here, don't have no fear
Oh, is there a wonder why
I'm really feeling in the mood for love?

So tell me why stop to think
About this weather, my dear?
This little dream might fade away

There I go talking out of my head again, oh baby
Won't you come and put our two hearts together?
That would make me strong and brave

Oh when we are one, I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
If there's a cloud up above us
Go on and let it rain

I'm sure our love together will endure a hurricane
Oh my baby, won't you please let me love you
And give a relief from this awful misery?

What is all this talk about loving me, my sweet?
I am not afraid, not anymore, not like before
Don't you understand me?

Now baby, please pull yourself together, do it soon
My soul's on fire, come on and take me
I'll be what you make me, my darling, my sweet

Oh baby, you make me feel so good
Let me take you by the hand
Come let us visit out there
In that new promised land

Maybe there we can find
A good place to use a loving state of mind
I'm so tired of being without
And never knowing what love's about

James Moody, you can come on in man
And you can blow now if you want to
We're through
Songwriters: Dorothy Fields, Jimmy Mchugh

King Pleasure (March 24, 1922 – March 21, 1982) was a jazz vocalist and an early master of vocalese, where a singer sings words to a famous instrumental solo. Born as Clarence Beeks in Oakdale, Tennessee, he moved to New York City in the mid-1940s working as a bartender and became a fan of bebop music.

King Pleasure first achieved popularity by singing the Eddie Jefferson "Moody's Mood For Love", based on a 1949 James Moody improvised saxophone solo to "I'm in the Mood For Love". Eddie Jefferson wrote the lyrics to this improvisation, a practice known as vocalese.

This particular arrangement of the song did not come to be known by its now common title of "Moody's Mood for Love" until King Pleasure released a very popular vocal version in 1954. Following King Pleasure's successful hit version, Jimmy McHugh, who wrote the music for "I'm in the Mood for Love", sued for copyright infringement and won a partial victory in court. Pleasure and Moody eventually agreed to share the proceeds on sales of any versions of the tune. King Pleasure's version included vocals by Blossom Dearie as well as instrumental contributions from Teacho Wiltshire.

The song here - King Pleasure's I'm in the Mood for Love - recorded February 19, 1952 appears on the album The Source.

King Pleasure, Blossom Dearie - vocals
Merril Stepter - trumpet
Lem Davis - alto sax
Ray Abrams - tenor sax
Cecil Payne - baritone sax
Teach Wiltshire - piano
Leonard Gaskin - bass
Teddy Lee -drums
Blossom Dearie - vocals

I do not own the copyright to the music, the recording and the photos. (Image post and video art were appropriated from the original album.) This video is posted for educational use under Section 17 U.S. Code § 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use.

All posts are rendered in old school using restored vinyl LPs. This channel does not use recordings from CDs. As much as possible, I attempted to remove most of the pops and crackles from the original vinyl album. Some remastering was applied to make the performance cut through within the confines of the loudness wars.

Hope you enjoy.

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