James Moody: Moody's Mood for Blues
performed by James Moody, 1925-2010, Dave Burns, Joe Harris, Clarence Johnson, William Sheperd, Pee Wee Moore, 1928-2009, John Lathan and Jimmy Boyd, 1939-2009 (Prestige, 1994), 56 mins, 16 page(s)
Details
- Field of Interest
- Jazz
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 56 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Mainstream Jazz
- Label
- Prestige
- Page Count
- 16
- Performer
- James Moody, 1925-2010, Dave Burns, Joe Harris, Clarence Johnson, William Sheperd, Pee Wee Moore, 1928-2009, John Lathan, Jimmy Boyd, 1939-2009
- Date Recorded
- 1955-01-28
- Release Date
- 1994
- Review
- In the mid-'50s James Moody led a four-horn septet that played music falling somewhere between bop and rhythm & blues. The danceable rhythms and riffing made its recordings somewhat accessible but the solos of Moody (on tenor and alto) and trumpeter Dave Burns also held listener's interests. Vocalese master Eddie Jefferson has two guest appearances (on "Workshop" and "I Got the Blues") and Iona Wade sings "That Man O' Mine" in a Dinah Washington-influenced style but the emphasis is on Moody's solos and the ensembles; the leader's two versions of "It Might as Well Be Spring" (one on tenor, the other on alto) are highlights of this enjoyable CD reissue. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
- Subject
- Jazz, Music & Performing Arts, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Convencional, Mainstream Jazz
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Jazz Convencional, Mainstream Jazz