Hi Fi Party
1956 studio album by James Moody
Hi Fi Party | ||||
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Studio album by James Moody | ||||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | August 23 & 24, 1955 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 46:49 | |||
Label | Prestige PRLP 7011 | |||
Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
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Hi Fi Party is an album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in 1955 and released on the Prestige label.[1] The CD reissue added a bonus track which originally appeared on James Moody's Moods.
Reception
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Scott Yanow, in a review for AllMusic, stated: "For a period in the mid-'50s, tenor saxophonist James Moody (who doubled on alto) was able to keep together a swinging septet that played bop in a fairly accessible way".[2]
Track listing
- "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 3:49
- "Hard to Get" (Jack Segal) - 4:03
- "Disappointed" (Eddie Jefferson) - 6:19
- "Big Ben" (Benny Golson) - 4:16
- "Show Eyes" (John Adriano Acea) - 4:22
- "Little John" (John Latham) - 4:20
- "And You Called My Name" (Golson) - 4:10
- "Little Ricky" (Acea) - 3:54
- "Jammin' with James" (Dave Burns, James Moody) - 11:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- James Moody - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
- Dave Burns - trumpet
- William Shepherd - trombone
- Pee Wee Moore - baritone saxophone
- Jimmy Boyd - piano
- John Latham - bass
- Clarence Johnston - drums
- Eddie Jefferson - vocal (out chorus track 3)
Production
- Bob Weinstock - supervisor
- Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed February 1, 2013
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, February 1, 2013
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1030. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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James Moody
albums
- Wail, Moody, Wail
- Moody
- James Moody's Moods
- Hi Fi Party
- Flute 'n the Blues
- Moody's Mood for Love
- Last Train from Overbrook
- James Moody
- Hey! It's James Moody
- Moody with Strings
- Another Bag
- Great Day
- Comin' On Strong
- Moody and the Brass Figures
- The Blues and Other Colors
- Don't Look Away Now!
- Never Again!
- Feelin' It Together
- Moody 4B
- Night Flight (with Gil Fuller)
recordings