Eddie Jefferson: Biography, Facts and Career
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Eddie Jefferson (August 3, 1918 – May 9, 1979) was an American 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 Jefferson's best-known song is "Moody's Mood for Love" which was recorded in 1952 by King Pleasure and catapulted the contrafact into wide popularity (King Pleasure even cites Jefferson as a personal influence). Jefferson's recordings of Charlie Parker's "Parker's Mood" and Horace Silver's "Filthy McNasty" were also hits.
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- Full name: Eddie Jefferson
- Born: 1918-08-03
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Musician
- Wikidata ID: Q326436
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Eddie Jefferson (August 3, 1918 – May 9, 1979) was an American jazz vocalist and lyricist.
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Eddie Jefferson was born on 1918-08-03.
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