Moody with Strings

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Studio album by James Moody
Released 1961
Recorded July 5 & 6, 1960 and January 16, 1961
New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Argo
LP 679
Producer Jack Tracy
James Moody chronology
Hey! It's James Moody
(1960)		James Moody
(1961)		 Cookin' the Blues
(1961)

Moody with Strings is an album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in 1960 and 1961 and released on the Argo label. [1] [2] [3]

James Moody (saxophonist) American jazz saxophone and flute player

James Moody was an American jazz saxophone and flute player and very occasional vocalist, playing predominantly in the bebop and hard bop styles.

Argo Records was a record label in Chicago that was established in 1955 as a division of Chess Records.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars. [4]

Track listing

  1. "Dorothee" - 3:11
  2. "Love For Sale" (Cole Porter) - 3:32
  3. "Another Day" - 3:50
  4. "All My Life" (Sidney D. Mitchell, Sam H. Stept) - 3:20
  5. "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) - 2:25
  6. "Fools Rush In" (Rube Bloom, Mercer) - 3:34
  7. "Somerset" - 4:23
  8. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 4:01
  9. "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:38
  10. "A Song of Love" - 3:03
  11. "Dorian Mood" - 4:49

Personnel

Alto saxophone type of saxophone

The alto saxophone, also referred to as the alto sax, is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s, and patented in 1846. It is pitched in E♭, and is smaller than the tenor, but larger than the soprano. The alto sax is the most common saxophone and is commonly used in concert bands, chamber music, solo repertoire, military bands, marching bands, and jazz. The fingerings of the different saxophones are all the same so a saxophone player can play any type of saxophone.

Tenor saxophone type of saxophone

The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B♭ (while the Alto is pitched in the key of E♭), and written as a transposing instrument in the treble clef, sounding an octave and a major second lower than the written pitch. Modern tenor saxophones which have a high F♯ key have a range from A♭2 to E5 (concert) and are therefore pitched one octave below the soprano saxophone. People who play the tenor saxophone are known as "tenor saxophonists", "tenor sax players", or "saxophonists".

Flute musical instrument of the woodwind family

The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. According to the instrument classification of Hornbostel–Sachs, flutes are categorized as edge-blown aerophones. A musician who plays the flute can be referred to as a flute player, flautist, flutist or, less commonly, fluter or flutenist.

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References

  1. ↑ James Moody discography Archived 2016-01-17 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 catalogue accessed February 5, 2013
  4. 1 2 Allmusic Review, February 5, 2013
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