Artist: James Moody

James Moody
Aliases
James Moody Quintet
James Moody Sextet
James Moody and His Bop Men
James Moody and His Cool Cats
James Moody and His Swedish Crowns
Born
March 26, 1925
Died
December 9, 2010
Country
United States
Comments
Jazz saxophone and flute player, best known for hard bop.
Related
Todd Coolman   25 year stint as bassist in Moody's quartet

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Tin Tin Deo James Moody and His Bop Men 1949 (30 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square James Moody 1996 Judy Campbell
2 Autumn Leaves James Moody With Strings Conducted By André Hodeir 1952 Yves Montand
3 Billie's Bounce James Moody 1952 Charley Parker's Ree Boppers
4 Body and Soul James Moody and His Swedish Crowns 1949 Ambrose and His Orchestra
5 Come Fly With Me James Moody 1996 Frank Sinatra
6 Confirmation James Moody 1989 Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
7 Daahoud James Moody 1959 Clifford Brown Ensemble, Featuring Zoot Sims
8 Deep Purple James Moody Quintet 1951 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
9 Don't Blame Me James Moody 1960 Walter Woolf King
10 East of the Sun James Moody & Al Cohn 1971 The Princeton University Triangle Club
11 Easy Living James Moody 1956 Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
12 Embraceable You Kenny Clarke With James Moody 1969 Ginger Rogers & Allan Kearns
13 Good Bait James Moody & Al Cohn 1971 Dizzy Gillespie and His All Stars
14 I Can't Get Started Kenny Clarke With James Moody 1969 Bob Hope
15 I Cover the Waterfront James Moody 1956 Abe Lyman's California Ambassador Hotel Orchestra
16 I Cover the Waterfront James Moody Quintet 1951 Abe Lyman's California Ambassador Hotel Orchestra
17 I'm in the Mood for Love James Moody and His Swedish Crowns 1949 Frances Langford
18 If Dreams Come True James Moody 1956 Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra
19 In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning James Moody 1996 Frank Sinatra
20 Indiana James Moody Sextet 1949 Conway's Band
21 It Could Happen to You James Moody 1956 Fred MacMurray & Dorothy Lamour
22 It Might as Well Be Spring James Moody 1965 Louanne Hogan
23 It Was a Very Good Year James Moody 1996 The Kingston Trio
24 Lester Leaps In James Moody Sextet 1949 Kansas City Seven
25 Little Girl Blue James Moody 1959 Gloria Grafton
26 Love Walked In James Moody Sextet 1951 Kenny Baker
27 Love and Marriage James Moody 1996 Frank Sinatra
28 Lover Come Back to Me James Moody Quintet 1951 Evelyn Herbert
29 Mean to Me James Moody 1957 Annette Hanshaw Accompanied By New England Yankees
30 More Than You Know James Moody Quintet 1951 Mayo Methot
31 My Melancholy Baby James Moody 1989 William Frawley
32 Nancy (With the Laughing Face) James Moody 1996 Frank Sinatra
33 Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen James Moody 1955 The Tuskegee Institute Singers
34 Only the Lonely James Moody 1996 Frank Sinatra
35 Out of Nowhere James Moody 1959 Bing Crosby
36 Over the Rainbow James Moody and His Cool Cats 1950 Judy Garland
37 Sister Sadie James Moody 1965 Horace Silver Quintet
38 St. Louis Blues Kenny Clarke With James Moody 1969 Prince's Band
39 Stardust James Moody 1957 Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
40 Stella by Starlight James Moody 1960 Victor Young and His Orchestra
41 Summertime James Moody 1960 Abbie Mitchell
42 Sweet and Lovely James Moody 1989 Gus Arnheim Coconut Grove Orchestra
43 Taking a Chance on Love Nancy Wilson featuring James Moody 2006 Ethel Waters
44 That Old Black Magic James Moody 1996 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
45 That's My Desire James Moody Quintet 1951 Russell Wooding's Red Caps
46 The Song Is You James Moody 1996 Tullio Carminati
47 These Foolish Things James Moody and His Swedish Crowns 1949 Dorothy Dickson
48 This Is Always James Moody Quintet 1951
49 Woody'n You James Moody 1960 Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra
50 Yesterdays James Moody 1959 Fay Templeton
51 You Go to My Head James Moody 1957 Larry Clinton & His Orchestra
52 Young at Heart James Moody 1996 Frank Sinatra

Songs written by

Adapted songs

Title down Written by Originals Covered by
1 I'm in the Mood for Love James Moody I'm in the Mood for Love (11 artists)

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Cookin' the Blues James Moody 1965 Argo
2 Flute 'N the Blues James Moody 1956 Argo
3 Hey! It's James Moody James Moody 1960 Argo
4 James Moody James Moody 1959 Argo
5 James Moody Quintet James Moody Quintet 1951 Disques Vogue
6 James Moody With Strings James Moody With Strings Conducted By André Hodeir 1952 Blue Note
7 Moody's Mood for Love James Moody 1957 Argo
8 Paris Be-bop Sessions Kenny Clarke With James Moody 1969 Prestige
9 Sweet and Lovely James Moody 1989 Novus
10 Too Heavy for Words James Moody & Al Cohn 1971 MPS
11 Young at Heart James Moody 1996 Warner Bros.

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Body and Soul James Moody and His Swedish Crowns 1949 Metronome
2 Lester Leaps In James Moody Sextet 1949 Metronome
3 Love Walked In James Moody Sextet 1951 Metronome
4 Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen James Moody 1955 Prestige
5 Over the Rainbow James Moody and His Cool Cats 1950 Metronome
6 Tin Tin Deo James Moody and His Bop Men 1949 Blue Note

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Moody Mood for Love King Pleasure 1952 Prestige
2 These Foolish Things various artists 1949 Metronome
3 Turned to Blue Nancy Wilson 2006 MCG Jazz

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