10-inch shellac (78 rpm) and 7-inch vinyl (45 rpm) releases • 1952: "Moody Mood For Love" // "Exclamation Blues" (Prestige 924) – Merrill Stepter (trumpet);
Lem Davis (alto sax);
Ray Abrams (tenor sax);
Cecil Payne (baritone sax);
Teacho Wiltshire (piano);
Leonard Gaskin (bass); Teddy Lee (drums); King Pleasure (vocals);
Blossom Dearie (vocals) – NYC, February 19 • 1952: "Red Top" // "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid" (Prestige 821) –
Ed Lewis (trumpet); Charlie Ferguson (tenor sax); Ed Swanston (piano);
Peck Morrison (bass);
Herbie Lovelle (drums); King Pleasure (vocals);
Betty Carter (vocals) – NYC, December 12 • 1953: "Sometimes I'm Happy" // "This Is Always" (Prestige 860) –
John Lewis (piano);
Percy Heath (bass);
Kenny Clarke (drums); King Pleasure (vocals);
Dave Lambert Singers (vocal trio) – NYC, September 29 • 1953: "Parker's Mood" // "What Can I Say Dear (After I Say I'm Sorry)" (Prestige 880) – John Lewis (piano); Percy Heath (bass); Kenny Clarke (drums); King Pleasure (vocals) – NYC, December 24 • 1954: "I'm Gone" // "You're Crying" (Prestige 908) –
J.J. Johnson,
Kai Winding (trombone);
Lucky Thompson (tenor sax);
Danny Bank (baritone sax);
Jimmy Jones (piano);
Paul Chambers (bass);
Joe Harris (drums); King Pleasure (vocals);
Jon Hendricks,
Eddie Jefferson, The Three Riffs (chorus);
Quincy Jones (arranger, director) –
Van Gelder Studio,
Hackensack, NJ, December 7 • 1954: "Don't Get Scared" // "Funk Junction" (Prestige 913) – J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (trombone); Lucky Thompson (tenor sax); Danny Bank (baritone sax); Jimmy Jones (piano); Paul Chambers (bass);
Joe Harris (drums); King Pleasure (vocals); Jon Hendricks, Eddie Jefferson, The Three Riffs (chorus); Quincy Jones (arranger, director) – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 7 • 1955: "Diaper Pin" // "Evening Blues" (Jubilee 5226) – (unknown personnel) • 1956: "D.B. Blues" // "Blues I Like To Hear" (
Aladdin 3343) – (unknown personnel) • 1956: "At Your Beck And Call" // "I'm In The Mood For Love" (Aladdin 3352) – (unknown personnel) • 1958: "Red Top" // "Don't Get Scared" (Prestige 45-124) — reissues of Prestige 821A and 913A. • 1960: "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid" // "Parker's Mood" (Prestige 45-182) — reissues of Prestige 821B and 880A. • 1960: "Golden Days" // "All Of Me" (HiFi Jazz 5004; from
Golden Days album) • 1962: "Mean To Me" // "This Is Always" (United Artists 527; from
Mr. Jazz album) • 1963: "Don't Get Scared" // "I'm In The Mood For Love" (United Artists 636; from
Mr. Jazz album) • 1968: "I'm In The Mood For Love" // "Red Top" (Prestige 45-744) — reissues of Prestige 924A and 821A. • 1972: "That Old Black Magic" // "I'm In The Mood For Love" (United Artists 50940; from ''Moody's Mood For Love'' album)
7-inch EP • 1957:
King Pleasure Sings,
Prestige #PREP-1338, (four tracks recorded 1952–53 include the singles: Prestige 821A&B, 860A&B).
10-inch LP • 1955:
King Pleasure Sings, Prestige #LP-208, (eight tracks recorded 1952–54 include the singles: Prestige 821A&B, 860A&B, 880A&B, 908A, and 913A).
12-inch LPs • 1957:
King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings, Prestige #PRLP-7128 — reissue: 1986,
Original Jazz Classics #OJC-217 (with four Annie Ross tracks added; these are from
Annie Ross Sings, Prestige #PREP-1301). NOTE: the CD reissue has all twelve King Pleasure recordings plus the four Annie Ross tracks. • 1960:
Golden Days, HiFi Jazz #J-425 — reissue: 1991, Original Jazz Classics #OJC-1772) – King Pleasure (vocals);
Matthew Gee (trombone);
Teddy Edwards,
Harold Land (tenor sax);
Gerald Wiggins (piano); Wilfred Middlebrooks (bass);
Earl Palmer (drums). • 1962:
Mr. Jazz,
United Artists #UAJ-14012/UAS-15012; 1968,
Solid State #SS-18021 – (unknown personnel). • 1968: ''Original Moody's Mood'', Prestige #PR-7586. (this is a collection/compilation with all twelve recordings made for the Prestige label). • 1972:
The Source, Prestige #PR-24017. (2-LP set/reissue of
Golden Days and ''Original Moody's Mood'' albums). • 1972: ''Moody's Mood For Love
, United Artists #UAS-5634; — CD reissue: 1992, Blue Note #84463. (reissue of Mr. Jazz'' album). NOTE: the CD also includes the two Jubilee and the four Aladdin tracks, plus three previously unreleased recordings as a bonus. ==References==