James Moody's Moods

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James Moody's Moods
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Studio album by
James Moody
Released1956
RecordedSeptember 29, 1954, January 28, August 24 and December 12, 1955
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Label Prestige
PRLP 7056 [1]
Producer Bob Weinstock
James Moody chronology
Moody
(1954–55)		James Moody's Moods
(1956)		 Hi Fi Party
(1955)
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James Moody's Moods is an album by saxophonist James Moody composed of sessions recorded in 1954 and 1955, released on the Prestige label. [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Strut" (Benny Golson) – 4:02
  2. "Jammin' with James" (Dave Burns, James Moody) – 11:36
  3. "A Sinner Kissed an Angel" (Mack David, Larry Shayne) – 4:02
  4. "It Might as Well Be Spring" - (alto sax take) (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 3:46
  5. "I've Got the Blues" (Eddie Jefferson) – 2:45
  6. "Blue Walk" (Benny Golson) – 3:13
  7. "Faster James" (Quincy Jones) – 3:40

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ AllMusic Review, February 1, 2013
  3. ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed February 1, 2013


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