Poised for massive success as a jazz crooner (he was predicted to be a contender to Sinatra's fame), New York vocalist Mark Murphy snuck out this incredible jazzy r&b number on the flip side of his schmaltzy rendition of "Fly Me To The Moon", that, Frankly, is no match at all for Sinatra.
The song itself has a long and interesting history and started life in 1936 titled "The Weed Smoker's Dream", and was re-vamped by writer Kansas Joe McCoy in 1941 as "Why Don't You Do Right" (as recorded by Lil Green). The song's initial reading is meant to be sung by a woman, and was made most famous through Peggy Lee's sultry version. It's a bit odd for these lyrics to be sung by a man, but all socio-political connotations aside, this track flat out cooks, in a finger snapping "come here chick" kinda way.
from 1962...
MARK MURPHY - WHY DON'T YOU DO RIGHT?
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2 comments:
Man, that's one swingin' tune. He did have his Sinatra groove on with this recording. Thanks for posting. You, my friend, are the best. Dig?
He's got game, having his chicks get him money. Sweet sax break there.
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