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King Pleasure

Alongside Eddie Jefferson, King Pleasure was among the early experts of vocalese — a method where lyrics are created and sung towards the solos of jazz instrumentalists. Although Pleasure cited Jefferson as his primary influence and stated that Jefferson was embracing vocalese before him, Pleasure’s sax-like phrasing and scat performing …

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