All That Jazz Now! I'm In The Mood For Love 1935 1949 1952

All That Jazz Now!  Most intriguing jazz love duets 1935 1949 1952

(King Pleasure - I'm in the Mood for Love (recorded 1952 

It was one of seven songs written by Fields and McHugh for the 1935 film Every Night at Eight. The film starred George Raft, and (more significantly from the point of view of the songs) three singing actresses - Patsy Kelly, Alice Faye, and Frances Langford - as three singing sisters on the radio.

Instrumental Recorded in 1949 Oct 12

Moody's original instrumental version of "I'm in the Mood for Love," which later became known as "Moody's Mood for Love." James Moody, alto saxophone; Leppe Sundewall, trumpet; Thore Swanerud, piano; Yngve Akerberg, bass; and Anders Burman, drums. Recorded in Stockholm Oct. 12, 1949. Born as Clarence Beeks in Oakdale, Tennessee, United States, he moved to New York City, in the mid-1940s working as a bartender and became a fan of bebop music. 

King Pleasure ( Clarence Beeks) first gained attention by singing the Eddie Jefferson, vocalese classic " Moody's Mood For Love", based on a 1949 James Moody saxophone solo to " I'm In The Mood For Love."

Pleasure's 1952 recording, his first after signing a contract with the Prestige label, is considered a jazz classic; the female Jazz vocalist featured is Blossom Dearie

Blossom Dearie (April 28, 1924 – February 7, 2009), an American jazz singer and pianist she had a recognizably light and girlish voice. Dearie performed regular engagements in London and New York City over many years with musicians, including Johnny Mercer, Miles Davis, Jack Segal, Johnny Mandel, Duncan Lamont, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg and Jay Berliner.