Lyrics

"All of Me"

All of me, why not take all of me?
Can't you see that I'm no good without you
Take my arms I want to...

Biography

Along with Eddie Jefferson, King Pleasure was one of the early masters of vocalese -- a style in which lyrics are written and sung to the solos of jazz instrumentalists. Although Pleasure cited Jefferson as his main influence and said that Jefferson was embracing vocalese before him, Pleasure's sax-like phrasing and scat singing proved equally influential.

Discography