Cookin' the Blues

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Cookin' the Blues
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Live album by
James Moody
Released1964
RecordedJune 1961
Venue The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco
Genre Jazz
Label Argo
LP 756
Producer Jack Tracy
James Moody chronology
Moody with Strings
(1961)		Cookin' the Blues
(1964)		 Another Bag
(1962)

Cookin' the Blues is a live album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in San Francisco in 1961 and released on the Argo label in 1964. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars. [4]

Track listing

All compositions by James Moody, except as indicated

  1. "The Jazz Twist" – 6:36
  2. "One For Nat" (Gene Kee) – 5:52
  3. "Bunny Boo" – 5:30
  4. "Moody Flooty" – 4:12
  5. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:45
  6. "Disappointed" (Eddie Jefferson) – 2:06
  7. "Sister Sadie" (Horace Silver) – 2:42
  8. "Little Buck" – 3:15
  9. "Home Fries" (Kee) – 6:12

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ James Moody discography Archived January 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed February 5, 2013
  2. ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956–1965) accessed February 5, 2013
  3. ↑ James Moody catalog accessed February 5, 2013
  4. 1 2 Allmusic Review, February 5, 2013
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