“Twisted” is a jazz vocalese tune set to a saxophone solo by the same name by Annie Ross in 1952. Prestige Records owner Bob Weinstock asked her to write lyrics to Wardell Gray's solo, and she completed the song by the next day. The song was an underground hit, and resulted in Ross's winning Downbeat Magazine's New Star award. She recorded the song again in 1960 with Lamberts, Hendricks and Ross. Some notable covers by Joni Mitchell; Mark Murphy; Bette Midler; Jane Monheit and Marlena Shaw. The original 1952 recording was used in the 1997 Woody Allen film “Deconstructing Harry.”