KING PLEASURE - MR. JAZZ (1962)
A2.Don't Get Scared
A3.Swan Blues
A4.Mean To Me
A5.It Might As Well Be Spring
B1.That Old Black Magic
B2.This Is Always
B3.Jazz Jump
B4.Sometimes I'm Happy
Despite the fact that he's one of the most influential jazz singers of all time (and certainly one with the biggest hit, as the original recording of "I'm In the Mood For Love" probably sold more copies than most other vocalese recordings combined), King Pleasure only ever cut three full albums – and this third one is the hardest to find! The album was recorded for United Artists during the time when Alan Douglas was cutting sides for the label, and it's very much in the same mode as his earlier recordings for Prestige and HiFi, apart from some occasional spare string backing that's added to the small group jazz playing. Pleasure's vocals are wonderful – incomparable, and right at the peak of vocalese sublimity – and the album's filled with great numbers.
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