I’m in the Mood for Love
Eddie Jefferson’s earliest release of “I’m in the Mood for Love” on file came out in 1989. Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields and James Moody are credited as its writers. The earliest release on file is Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra, vocal refrain by Ramona’s, from 1935, along with Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra’s. Also recorded by Charlie Parker (released 1953), Fats Domino (released 1965) and Louis Armstrong (released 1990), among 39 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
Everybody knows Fields and McHugh on this one, but this credit slips James Moody in beside them, and his name opens a door of its own. Start with Eddie Jefferson's take, then go back to the Armstrong band, who had it on record earlier.
▶Moodys Mood for LoveCredited writers: Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields and James Moody.
Earliest release on file: Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra, vocal refrain by Ramona, 1935, the same year as Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra.
- Charlie Parker1953
- Sarah Vaughan1955
- Oscar Peterson1955
- Billy Eckstine1955
- Fats Domino1965
- Frank Sinatra1974
- Vera Lynn1975
- Richard “Groove” Holmes1976
- Ella Fitzgerald1978
- Doris Day1986
- Nat King Cole1988
- Louis Armstrong1990
39 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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