Moody's Mood For Love

This is a vocalese that Eddie Jefferson wrote to James Moody's solo in the song I'm in the Mood for Love (McHugh, Fields)

Vocalese is when someone takes an intrumental solo in a jazz peice or any piece and writes lyrics to it. Jon Hendrics and Eddie Jefferson are the godfathers of vocalese. I will discuss more in detail later about those two great musicians. But here is the great lyric:




Moody's Mood For Love

There I go, there I go, there I go, there I go
Pretty baby you are the soul, that snaps my control
Such a funny thing but everytime your near me
I never can behave
You give me a smile and I'm wrapped up in your magic
There′s music all around me
Crazy music, music that keeps calling me so
Baby close to you, turns me your slave
Come on and do with me any little thing that 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 sky, how I worry bout you
Just can't live my life without you
Baby come here, don't have no fear
Oh, is there 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 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 in rain
I'm sure our love together would endure a hurricane
Oh my baby won't you please let me love you
And get a release 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 very soon
My heart's on fire, come on and take
I'll be what you make me, my darling

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 keep a lovin' state of mind
I'm so tired of being without it
And never knew what love was all about
James Moody would you come on hit me,
you can blow now if you want to, I'm through

Blue Bossa

Blue Bossa music by Kenny Dorham, lyrics by Tim Brent


And now the dance begins just me and you
Dancing on a cloud of midnight hue
Holding you so close, my thoughts of love begin.
Here with you, Our bossa blue, I'll stay

The haunting melody just lingers on,
While the rhythm flows until the dawn.
With our hearts entwined this midnight rendevous,
Here with you, our bossa blue will play


That's all I can find for Blue Bossa. Tim Brent who is a great arranger wrote a nice arrangement for this tune. Any questions just hit me up with an email.

Night in Tunisia
Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillespie

The moon is the same moon above you
A glow with its cool evening light
But shining at night in Tunisia
Never does it shine so bright

The stars are aglow in the heavens
But only the wise understand
That shining at night in Tunisia
They guide you through the desert sand
Words fail, to tell a tale
Too exotic to be told
Each night's a deeper night
In a world ages old
The cares of the day seem to vanish
The ending of day brings release
Each wonderful night in Tunisia
Where the nights are filled with peace

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Main Entry: jazz
Pronunciation: 'jaz
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: origin unknown

1 a : American music developed especially from ragtime and blues and characterized by propulsive syncopated rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, varying degrees of improvisation, and often deliberate distortions of pitch and timbre
b : popular dance music influenced by jazz and played in a loud rhythmic manner
2 : empty talk : HUMBUG
3 : similar but unspecified things : STUFF

Main Entry:lyr·ic
Pronunciation: 'lir-ik
Function: noun1 : a lyric composition; specifically : a lyric poem
2 : the words of a song -- often used in plural