After playing with Charles Mingus and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis band he became a noted studio musician in New York, appearing on many pop recordings in the late 1970's and early 1980's. In the mid-eighties, he left the studios to continue to pursue his solo career, which resulted in albums like Legacy, Into The Faddisphere and Hornucopia. As a result of his growth as a musician and individual artist, he became the director and main trumpet soloist with the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni Band and eventually the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band. In 1999, Faddis released an album entitled Remembrances which was composed almost entirely of ballads and featured work from Argentinian composer/arranger Carlos Franzetti. Jon Faddis is currently the artistic director for the Chicago Jazz Ensemble in Illinois. The Jon Faddis Quartet released the CD Teranga in 2006 on Koch Records. Faddis is a first call lead player in New York City and has an international reputation for his playing ability in the high range of the instrument.
Alongside his playing career Faddis is a noted educator for jazz and the trumpet as well as a performing artist/clinican for Schilke Trumpets of Chicago, Illinois. Faddis performs on a Schilke S-42L trumpet of his own design.
John Faddis currently teaches in Stonybrook, NY and often times will bring students along to his gigs and allow them to sit in.
In The Mood
Jon Faddis Lyrics
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I can see the stars come thru my room
While your loving attitude
Is like a flame that lights the gloom
On the wings of ev'ry kiss
Drift a melody so strange and sweet
In this sentimental bliss you make my
Paradise complete
It's all like a dream to call you mine
My heart's lighter thing
Since you made me this night a thing divine
In A Sentimental Mood
I'm within a world so heavenly
For I never dreamt
That you'd be loving sentimental me
In A Sentimental Mood
I can see the stars come thru my room
While your loving attitude
Is like a flame that lights the gloom
On the wings of ev'ry kiss
Drift a melody so strange and sweet
In this sentimental bliss you make my
Paradise complete
Rose pearls seem to fall
It's all like a dream to call you mine
My heart's lighter thing
Since you made me this night a thing divine
In A Sentimental Mood
I'm within a world so heavenly
For I never dreamt
That you'd be loving sentimental me
The lyrics of Jon Faddis's song, "In The Mood", are an expression of the overwhelming sense of bliss and contentment that comes with being in the presence of someone who loves and cares for you. The singer describes their lover's attitude as a "flame that lights the gloom" and how every kiss they share seems to carry a melody that is "strange and sweet". The singer feels as if they are drifting in a "sentimental bliss" that completes their paradise, making them feel lighter and divine. The use of words like "rose pearls" signifies the beauty that the singer sees in their lover, and how it feels like a dream to call them their own. Additionally, the singer is in awe of the fact that someone like them could be loved so deeply and sentimentally, as they express in the final lines, "For I never dreamt / That you'd be loving sentimental me".
The song's lyrics are meant to convey the sense of enchantment and happiness that comes with being in the mood for love. It expresses the beauty of a relationship that is sentimental and heartfelt, and how it can fill one's life with a sense of hope and positivity. The song is perfect for those who are in the mood to celebrate their love and to express their feelings to the special people in their lives.
Line by Line Meaning
In A Sentimental Mood
The singer has entered a sentimental state of mind
I can see the stars come thru my room
The singer is so lost in thought that they are unaware of their surroundings, but they can see the stars
While your loving attitude
Is like a flame that lights the gloom
The love of the singer's companion is like a light that brightens up their life
On the wings of ev'ry kiss
Drift a melody so strange and sweet
With every kiss, the artist's lover brings a unique and beautiful feeling to the relationship
In this sentimental bliss you make my
Paradise complete
The artist's lover has made their life complete and whole with their love
Rose pearls seem to fall
It's all like a dream to call you mine
The love the singer feels for their companion feels surreal and magical
My heart's lighter thing
Since you made me this night a thing divine
The singer's heart feels lighter and more joyous since being with their lover
I'm within a world so heavenly
For I never dreamt
That you'd be loving sentimental me
The artist feels like they are living in a dream and that their companion's love for them is unexpected and wonderful
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Tratore
Written by: Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz
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