James Moody's Moods

James Moody's Moods
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedSeptember 29, 1954, January 28, August 24 and December 12, 1955
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7056[1]
ProducerBob Weinstock
James Moody chronology
Moody
(1954–55)
James Moody's Moods
(1956)
Hi Fi Party
(1955)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

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]

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
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on September 29, 1954 (track 4), January 28, 1955 (tracks 5-7), August 24, 1955 (track 2) and December 12, 1955 (tracks 1 & 3)

Personnel

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