| Moody's Mood for Love | ||||
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | December 14, 1956, and January 13, 1957 Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 30:58 | |||
| Label | Argo LP 613 | |||
| Producer | Phil Chess | |||
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Moody's Mood for Love is an album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in 1956 and released on the Argo label. [1] [2] [3]
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| Allmusic |   [4] |
Ron Wynn of Allmusic reviewed the album and observed it contains "A strong version of the "Moody's Mood for Love," with a vocal by the late Eddie Jefferson". [4]
All compositions by James Moody, except as indicated
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