This CD reissue (one of three
King Pleasure sets that together contain all of his recordings) has an LP-length session from 1960 (originally put out by HiFi Jazz) that is dominated by spirited remakes of past glories. The vocalese singer revisits such songs as "Moody's Mood for Love," "Don't Get Scared," and "Parker's Mood" with the assistance of tenors
Teddy Edwards and
Harold Land and pianist
Gerald Wiggins. Worth picking up, although the other two
King Pleasure releases are generally on a higher and more creative level. ~ Scott Yanow