The phrase "moody mood" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a state of being emotionally unstable or changeable, often in a negative context.
Example: "She was in a moody mood all day, snapping at everyone for no reason."
Alternatives: "gloomy disposition" or "sullen state"
This proves a rare instance of overt authorial presence, beyond the inclusion of the moody, mood-painting score by the Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson.
His best-known recording, the 1949 "Moody's Mood for Love," was a solo on "I'm in the Mood for Love" with such clear melodic contours that King Pleasure turned it into a pop hit (with Eddie Jefferson's lyrics) in 1954.
"Moody's Mood for Love," which was recorded in Sweden, was Mr. Moody's improvisation on "I'm in the Mood for Love".
"Moody's Mood for Love," which was recorded in Sweden, was Mr. Moody's improvisation on "I'm in the Mood for Love," the popular standard written by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields.
"I came back because 'Moody's Mood' was a hit".
A huge hit for the singer King Pleasure, "Moody's Mood for Love" has lyrics by Eddie Jefferson and a melody based on an improvisation by Mr. Moody.
He also made whimsical musical connections, dotting his go-go sets with the "Woody Woodpecker" theme and jazz standards like "Moody's Mood for Love".
The bassist Todd Coolman engaged in the same ritual in his solo, slipping in a phrase from "Moody's Mood for Love".
He also welcomes his fellow octogenarian Jon Hendricks, the still-spry master of vocalese, who will probably apply his own comic spin to "Moody's Mood for Love".
It cheerfully inserts the theme from the Woody Woodpecker cartoon as a bridge between the riff-jazz of "Moody's Mood" and "Harlem Nocturne".
In the years since, "Moody's Mood for Love" has become a standard in its own right; even Aretha Franklin has had a go at it.
