song: I'm in the Mood for Love
artist: Julie London
album: Julie Is Her Name (1955)
writers: Music by Jimmy McHugh / Lyrics by Dorothy Fields (1935)

electric archtop guitar: Barney Kessel
upright/double bass: Ray Leatherwood

Since 1935, this Jazz standard has been recorded by nearly every big Jazz musician. It was introduced in the 1935 musical film “Every Night at Eight”, sung by Frances Langford, and it later became a hit with trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (see video below). This Julie London recording features yet another one of Barney Kessel's ingenious Jazz-guitar arrangements, packed with lush chords and voice-leading movements, that creates a rich backdrop from no more than a duo accompaniment. Enjoy!