King Pleasure

King Pleasure

King Pleasure

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  • The Paradigm Shift
  • October 2023
  • 1 Song
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Top Songs

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I'm In The Mood For Love [Album Version]
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Moody's Mood for Love
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Parker's Mood [Album Version]
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The New Symphony Sid
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Red Top [Album Version]

Albums

  • Everything In Between

    Sep 2023 • 1 song

  • Golden Days

    Jul 2020 • 9 songs

  • Moodys Mood For Love

    Nov 2018 • 9 songs

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King Pleasure

Biography

Along with Eddie Jefferson, King Pleasure was one of the early masters of vocalese -- a style in which lyrics are written and sung to the solos of jazz instrumentalists. Although Pleasure cited Jefferson as his main influence and said that Jefferson was embracing vocalese before him, Pleasure's sax-like phrasing and scat singing proved equally influential. The charismatic improviser (who recorded for Prestige, Aladdin, Jubilee, HiFi Jazz, and United Artists) is best known for his 1952 hit "Moody's Mood for Love," for which Jefferson wrote lyrics to tenor saxman James Moody's 1...
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