Wail, Moody, Wail

Wail, Moody, Wail
Studio album by
James Moody
Released1956
RecordedDecember 12, 1955
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length39:21
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7036
ProducerBob Weinstock
James Moody chronology
Hi Fi Party
(1955) 		Wail, Moody, Wail
(1956) 		Flute 'n the Blues
(1956)

Wail, Moody, Wail is an album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in 1955 and released on the Prestige label.[1] The CD reissue added two bonus tracks which originally appeared on James Moody's Moods.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, stated: "The bop-based group had plenty of spirit (as best shown here on the 14-minute title cut) if not necessarily a strong personality of its own... accessible, melodic and swinging".[2]

Track listing

  1. "The Golden Touch" (Quincy Jones) - 4:09
  2. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 4:53
  3. "The Donkey Serenade" (Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart) - 3:45
  4. "Moody's Blue Again" (Jones) - 4:34
  5. "Wail Moody, Wail" (Dave Burns, James Moody) - 13:56
  6. "The Strut" (Benny Golson) - 4:02 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "A Sinner Kissed an Angel" (Mack David, Larry Shayne) - 4:02 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed February 1, 2013
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, February 1, 2013
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1030. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.