Moody's Mood For Blues

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Personnel: James Moody, Dave Burns, William Shepherd, Numa "Pee Wee" Moore, Sadik Hakim, John Lathan, Joe Harris, Eddie Jefferson, Jimmy Boyd, Iona Wade, Clarence Johnson. Recorded in 1954-55. 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
録音 : モノラル (Studio)