James Moody - Wail Moody, Wail (1955)

James Moody - Wail Moody, Wail (1955)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 205MB

OJC limited edition

Allmusic:
 James Moody's mid-'50s band was a septet featuring four horns including the leader's tenor and alto. 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. This CD (a straight reissue of the original LP plus two additional titles from the same session) is accessible, melodic and swinging; trumpeter Dave Burns is the best soloist among the sidemen.

Tracks
-1. "The Golden Touch" - Jones - 4:09
-2. "The Nearness of You" - Carmichael, Washington - 4:53
-3. "The Donkey Serenade" - Forrest, Friml, Stothart, Wright - 3:45
-4. "Moody's Blue Again" - Jones - 4:34
-5. "Wail Moody, Wail" - Burns, Moody - 13:56
-6. "The Strut" - Golson - 4:02
-7. "A Sinner Kissed an Angel" - David - 4:02

Personnel
* James Moody - tenor, alto sax
* Numa "Pee Wee" Moore - baritone sax
* Jimmy Boyd - piano
* John Lathan - bass
* Dave Burns - trumpet
* William Shepherd - trombone
* Clarence Johnson - drums

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James Moody - Return From Overbrook (1956 & 58)

James Moody - Return From Overbrook  (1956 & 58)

Last Train from Overbrook (1958) & Flute 'n the Blues (1956)

jazz | 2lp on 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 310MB

Chess GRD-810

Allmusic:
Two of James Moody's better albums from the 1950's are reissued in full on this single Chess CD: Last Train From Overbrook and Flute 'N The Blues. The former session features Moody (on tenor, alto and flute) backed by ten horns and a four-piece rhythm section on a variety of strong straightahead material (including the title cut, "What's New," "Tico-Tico" and "The Moody One") while the latter is a septet outing that also has solos by trumpeter Johnny Coles, trombonist William Shepherd and baritonist Pee Wee Moore along with three memorable vocals from Eddie Jefferson. Recommended.

Tracks
-01. "Last Train from Overbrook" - Moody - 3:03
-02. "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" - Bloom, Koehler - 2:31
-03. "Why Don't You?" - Pate - 2:23
-04. "I'm Free (A.K.A. What's New?)" - Haggart - 3:28
-05. "Tico-Tico" - Abreu, Drake, Oliveira - 1:41
-06. "There She Goes" - Gilmore, Moody - 2:22
-07. "All the Things You Are" - Hammerstein, Kern - 2:05
-08. "Brother Yusef" - Pate - 3:07
-09. "Yvonne" - Pate - 3:41
-10. "The Moody One" - Pate - 3:26
-11. "Flute 'n the Blues" - Boyd, Moody - 4:06
-12. "Birdland Story" - Jefferson, Moody - 2:31
-13. "It Could Happen to You" - Burke, VanHeusen - 2:41
-14. "I Cover the Waterfront" - Green, Heyman - 2:42
-15. "Body and Soul" - Eyton, Green, Heyman, Sour - 4:22
-16. "Breaking the Blues" - Acea - 3:19
-17. "Parker's Mood" - Jefferson, Parker - 3:21
-18. "Easy Living" - Rainger, Robin - 3:51
-19. "Boo's Tune" - Pleasant - 3:43
-20. "Richard's Blues" - Moody, Newboldt, Torres - 4:38

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James Moody - Moody's Mood For Blues (1955)

James Moody - Moody's Mood For Blues (1955)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 280MB

OJC ltd

Allmusic:
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.

Tracks
-01. "I'm Gone" - Jones - 3:19
-02. "A Hundred Years from Today" - Washington, Young, Young - 2:45
-03. "Keepin' Up with Jonesy" - Jones - 3:14
-04. "Workshop" - Fuller - 3:08
-05. "That Man O' Mine" - Jones - 2:58
-06. "Over the Rainbow" - Arlen, Harburg - 3:03
-07. "Jack Raggs" - 2:40
-08. "Mambo with Moody" - Jones" - 4:07
-09. "It Might as Well Be Spring [Take 1]" - Hammerstein, Rodgers - 3:51
-10. "It Might as Well Be Spring [Take 2]" - Hammerstein, Rodgers - 3:46
-11. "Blues in the Closet" - Pettiford - 3:53
-12. "Moody's Mood for Blues" - Jones - 5:35
-13. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" - Traditional - 2:51
-14. "I Got the Blues" - Jefferson - 2:43
-15. "Blues Walk" - Golson - 3:14
-16. "Faster James" - Jones - 3:40

Personnel
James Moody - sax
Dave Burns - trumpet
William Shepherd - trombone
Numa "Pee Wee" Moore - baritone saxophone
Sadik Hakim, Jimmy Boyd - piano
John Lathan - bass
Joe Harris, Clarence Johnson - drums
Eddie Jefferson, Iona Wade - vocals

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