Eddie Jefferson

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Albums

Letter from Home (All Tracks Remastered, Ep) [feat. Wynton Kelly / Johnny Griffin / Clark Terry / Sam Jones / Louis Hayes]

Eddie Jefferson

Milestones of Jazz Legends - Male Jazz Singers, Vol. 7

Eddie Jefferson & Jimmy Scott

Essential Jazz Vocals

Eddie Jefferson

The Jazz Singer

Eddie Jefferson

The Jazz Singer: Vocal Improvisations on Famous Jazz Solos

Eddie Jefferson

Live performances

A Nod To Charlie (Live Chicago '78)

Sonny Stitt, Eddie Jefferson & Charles McPherson

Appearances

Crate Diggers: Rare Soul/R&B Gems, Vol. 1

Various Artists

The Jazz Playlist, Pt. 18

Various Artists

Rare Swing By Bart & Baker

Bart & Baker

Timeless: Savoy 60th Anniversary

Various Artists

Jazz Dispensary: Purple Funk, Vol. 2

Various Artists

Rare Soul & R&B Masters

Various Artists

The Best of Goldwax Singles

Various Artists

Savoy's Finest Volume 1

Various Artists

BD Music Presents In a Blue Hour

Various Artists

Stax/Volt - The Complete Singles 1959-1968 - Volume 3

Various Artists

Compilations

Vocal Ease

Eddie Jefferson

Opus De Funk - The Jazz Giants Play Horace Silver

Phineas Newborn Jr., Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery, Eddie Jefferson, Art Pepper, Ray Brown, Tommy Flanagan, Vince Guaraldi & Bola Sete, Richard 'Groove' Holmes, Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Shirley Scott, Blue Mitchell, Jack McDuff

Biography

Eddie Jefferson (August 3, 1918 – May 9, 1979) was a celebrated jazz vocalist and lyricist. He is credited as an innovator of vocalese, a musical style in which lyrics are set to an instrumental composition or solo. Jefferson himself claims that his main influence was Leo Watson. Perhaps his best-known song is "Moody's Mood for Love", though it was first recorded by King Pleasu ... Show More