Wail, Moody, Wail
1956 studio album by James Moody
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Studio album by James Moody | ||||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | December 12, 1955 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:21 | |||
Label | Prestige PRLP 7036 | |||
Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
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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
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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
- "The Golden Touch" (Quincy Jones) - 4:09
- "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 4:53
- "The Donkey Serenade" (Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart) - 3:45
- "Moody's Blue Again" (Jones) - 4:34
- "Wail Moody, Wail" (Dave Burns, James Moody) - 13:56
- "The Strut" (Benny Golson) - 4:02 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "A Sinner Kissed an Angel" (Mack David, Larry Shayne) - 4:02 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
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