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Episode three of "The Singer and the Song" is a two-fer, devoted not only to "I'm in the Mood for Love," which debuted in 1935, but to "Moody's Mood for Love," King Pleasure's 1952 vocalese version of James Moody's ground-changing 1949 instrumental interpretation of the original song. "I'm in the Mood for Love" was quickly embraced by Alfalfa and Darla in an early "Our Gang" comedy, then by Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, and the reggae artist Lord Tanamo during the succeeding decades. "Moody's Mood" was covered by Esther Phillips and Amy Winehouse even as it rolled into the hip-hop era with Slick Rick, MC Lyte, and Digital Underground all building tastes of it into their recordings. And there's more! It's a rich history.
By Bill Adler4.6
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Episode three of "The Singer and the Song" is a two-fer, devoted not only to "I'm in the Mood for Love," which debuted in 1935, but to "Moody's Mood for Love," King Pleasure's 1952 vocalese version of James Moody's ground-changing 1949 instrumental interpretation of the original song. "I'm in the Mood for Love" was quickly embraced by Alfalfa and Darla in an early "Our Gang" comedy, then by Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, and the reggae artist Lord Tanamo during the succeeding decades. "Moody's Mood" was covered by Esther Phillips and Amy Winehouse even as it rolled into the hip-hop era with Slick Rick, MC Lyte, and Digital Underground all building tastes of it into their recordings. And there's more! It's a rich history.