Artist: King Pleasure

Moody's Mood

Feb 8, 2007, 12:18am Boogie Woogie Flu

Photo: James Moody, 1951 © Herman Leonard When I was a teenager, whiling away in my lonely purgatory waiting 'til I could get the fuck out of St. Louis, I used to hang out at a record store called Vintage Vinyl . It was a small place back then with records everywhere, from the floor to ceiling. The proprietors must have taken pity on me. Everyday I was in there looking through the stacks of used records seeing what came in, what I had never heard, asking stupid questions, listening and learning. [...]

• Out of Nowhere
• James Moody and his Band - Lester Leaps In
• James Moody and his Band - Out of Nowhere
• James Moody and his Quartet - I'm In The Mood For Love
• James Moody and his Quartet - The Flight
• King Pleasure - Moody's Mood For Love
• Lester Young - Lester Leaps In (#1)

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Title:	Out of Nowhere
Link Text:	Out of Nowhere mp3
File Name:	20712outofnowhere.mp3
Year:	1947

Artist:	James Moody and his Band
Title:	Lester Leaps In
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File Name:	20709lesterleapsin.mp3

Artist:	James Moody and his Band
Title:	Out of Nowhere
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File Name:	20710outofnowhere.mp3

Artist:	James Moody and his Quartet
Title:	I'm In The Mood For Love
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File Name:	20707inthemoodforlove.mp3

Artist:	James Moody and his Quartet
Title:	The Flight
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File Name:	20706theflight.mp3

Artist:	King Pleasure
Title:	Moody's Mood For Love
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File Name:	20708moodysmoodforlove.mp3

Artist:	Lester Young
Title:	Lester Leaps In (#1)
Link Text:	Lester Leaps In mp3
File Name:	20711lesterleapsin.mp3

Jumpin' With Symphony Sid

Feb 4, 2007, 3:10pm Boogie Woogie Flu

Okay, time to shift gears. Two examples of vocalese (lyrical vocal interpretation a jazz solo) and an R & B record by a jazz singer. King Pleasure wrote these lyrics to Lester Young's solo on "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid". Annie Ross interprets Wardell Gray, and Billie Holiday makes a rocking record with Tiny Grimes. Set your dial to "right there close to eighty on the dot". [...]

• Annie Ross - Twisted
• Billie Holiday with Tiny Grimes' Sextet - Rocky Mountain Blues
• King Pleasure - Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
• Lester Young - Jumpin' With Symphony Sid

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Artist:	Annie Ross
Title:	Twisted
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File Name:	20704twisted.mp3
Year:	1952

Artist:	Billie Holiday with Tiny Grimes' Sextet
Title:	Rocky Mountain Blues
Link Text:	Listen: Billie Holiday mp3
File Name:	20703rockymountainblues.mp3
Year:	1951

Artist:	King Pleasure
Title:	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
Link Text:	Listen: King Pleasure mp3
File Name:	20702jumpinwithsymphonydid.mp3
Year:	1952

Artist:	Lester Young
Title:	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
Link Text:	Listen: Lester Young mp3
File Name:	20705jumpinwithsymphonysid.mp3