Moody's Mood for Love (Jefferson)

'I'm in the Mood for Love' is a 1935 pop standard written by Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields. Jazz saxophonist James Moody's instrumental recording of 1949 inspired jazz singer Eddie Jefferson to write lyrics to his improvised sax solo, a practice known as vocalese.

Lyrics were added by Eddie JEFFERSON as 'Moody's Mood for Love':

There I go, there I go, there I go, there I go
Pretty baby, you are the soul who snaps my control
Such a funny thing but every time you're near me I never can behave
You give me a smile and then I'm wrapped up in your magic
There's music all around me, crazy music, 

Music that keeps calling me, so very close to you, turns me your slave

Come and do with me any little thing 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 skies
How I worry about you, just can't live my life without you
Baby come here, don't have no fear
Oh, is there a 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, oh 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 it rain
I'm sure our love together will endure a hurricane
Oh my baby, won't you please let me love you
And give a relief 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 soon
My soul's on fire, come on and take me
I'll be what you make me, my darling, my dear/sweet

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 use a loving state of mind
I'm so tired of being without and never knowing what love's about

James Moody, you can come on in, man
And you can blow now if you want to, we're through.

Recordings exist by King Pleasure & Blossom Dearie w/ John Teacho & Band (1952), Eddie Jefferson w/ James Moody, Georgie Fame, Esther Phillips, Genya Ravan, Aretha Franklin, George Benson ft Patti Austin, Karin Krog, Richard 'Dimples' Fields ft Patrice Rushen, Mark Murphy, Lilian Terry w/ Dizzy Gillespie, Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers, Mina, Sheena Easton, Van Morrison, Quincy Jones ft Brian McKnight, Rachelle Ferrell, Take 6 and James Moody, Lydia van Dam Group, Alexia Vassiliou, Bill Laswell, Amy Winehouse, Queen Latifah, Elliott Yamin, Smokey Robinson, Valeria Terruso, Maria Markesini, Cécile McLoren Salvant, Theo Croker ft Dee Dee Bridgewater, Angelica Matveeva, Roger Cicero Jazz Experience, etc.