King Pleasure bebop jazz singer

King Pleasure bebop jazz singer vocalese hipster/ a legend he was/ a master at writing lyrics to solos of jazz instrumentalists such as the lyrics to Charlie Parker's "Parker's Mood"/ His scat singing was genius along with improvising on melodies and his ability to use his voice as vocalese in bending the pitch of notes as an instrument/ man, this cat was way gone/ Pleasure's vocal dynamics was scat sing sorcery/ in the pocket to his jazz cool new hipster jazz talk/ his sax like phrasing on lyrics went to another level and beyond the great Eddie Jefferson/ now dig this you jazz boppers/ King Pleasure's big jazz hit was "Moody's Mood For Love" lyrics by Eddie Jefferson written to the sax solo on "I'm In The Mood For Love" by James Moody/ the mighty hipster King was a master at using vocal inflection on words slicing through the night and sung at the speed of light/ rhythms collide on his phrasing to the bebop lyrics to Gene Ammons " Hittin The Jug" was renamed by Pleasure as "Swan Blues"/ King Pleasure had a direct influence Mark Murphy, Al Jarreau, Jon Hendricks, and the Manhattan Transfer singing group/ look out people cuz at the time King Pleasure was steppin’ into a new jazz sound swingin' jazz vocalese with ease/ Pleasure was somethin' else man/ a jazz cat with a new perspective on jazz singing to the highest jazz power/ he was a new edition to the way he blew people’s minds his lyrical light shined so bright/ he wasn't a throwback/ he was the new jack of word speak scat vocalese with ease/ improvising on the beat as his words wrapped around into a tapestry of sound/ every phrase a hip journey of Pleasure on King's treasure of jazzy notes speak/ in the realm of jazz his legacy profound/ King Pleasure knows no bound Tony Adamo