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James Moody
Person · male · United States · Savannah · born 1925 · died 2010 · recording since 1950
American jazz musician (1925-2010)
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Also known as J. Moody · James Moony · Jimmy Gloomy · Moody James · ジェームス・ムーディ
Timeline
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1920s
1950s
· Debut release
Debut release: Good Bait / Dexterious
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
Biography
English biography1,192 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1348251760
Biography
James Moody (March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2010) was an American jazz saxophone and flute player and very occasional vocalist, playing predominantly in the bebop and hard bop styles. The annual James Moody Jazz Festival is held in Newark, New Jersey.
Moody had an unexpected hit with "Moody's Mood for Love
Moody's Mood for LoveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracksA1Foolin' the Blues5:08A2Plus Eight3:59A3I'm in the Mood for Love3:09A4Phil Up2:37B1You Go to My Head3:27B2Billie's Bounce3:17B3Stardust6:38B4Mean to Me3:04", a 1952 song written by Eddie Jefferson, which used as its melody an improvised solo that Moody had played on a 1949 recording of "I'm in the Mood for Love". Moody adopted the song as his own, recording it with Jefferson on his 1956 album Moody's Mood
Moody's MoodSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 26 tracks · 2 discsDisc 1A1Flute 'N The Blues4:06A2Birdland Story2:29A3Mean To Me2:54A4I Cover The Waterfront2:40A5Body And Soul7:21A6Breaking The Blues4:07B1Parker's Mood3:20B2Boo's Tune3:42B3Richard's Blues4:37B4Foolin' The Blues4:52B5Phil Up2:27B6Plus Eight3:45Disc 2C1I'm In The Mood For Love3:00C2You Go To My Head3:25C3Billie's Bounce3:05C4Stardust6:22C5Last Train From Overbrook2:55C6Don't Worry About Me2:23D1Why Don't You2:18D2What's New3:22D3Tico Tico1:37D4The Moody One3:23D5Brother Yusef3:04D6All The Things You Are2:03D7Yvonne3:35D8There She Goes2:18 for Love and performing the song regularly in concert, often singing the vocals himself.
Early life
James Moody was born in Savannah, Georgia, United States, and was raised by his single mother, Ruby Hann Moody Watters. His absent father was a trumpeter in Tiny Bradshaw`s group. He had a brother, Louis Edward Watters. Growing up in Newark, New Jersey, he was attracted to the saxophone after hearing Lester Young, "Buddy" George Holmes Tate, Don Byas, and various saxophonists who played with Count Basie. When Moody was 16 years old, his uncle, Louis, bought him his first saxophone, an alto. His first playing model was Jimmy Dorsey, followed by Charlie Barnet and George Auld, but early on he was self-taught, playing by ear and learning mostly from listening to records.
Career
Moody joined the US Army Air Corps in 1943 and played in the "negro band" at the segregated Greensboro Training Center. According to Moody,
And then I was drafted into the Air Force. And they said, "Does anyone here play an instrument?" No—they said, "Does anyone here have an instrument?" And I said, "Yeah, I've got one." They said, "Send for it." They didn't ask if you could play it, they just said if you had it. I said yeah. So I sent for the instrument and they formed a band... And they had the official Air Force Band come over and teach the Negro band. And after about a year or so, man, our band was really nice, it sounded good. So they would come over and listen to our band. And I made some good friends with some of the guys...
Following his discharge from the military in 1946, he played bebop with Dizzy Gillespie for two years. Moody later played with Gillespie in 1964, where his colleagues in the Gillespie group, pianist Kenny Barron and guitarist Les Spann, would be musical collaborators in the coming decades.
In 1948, Moody recorded for Blue Note, his first session in a long recording career playing both saxophone and flute. That same year, he relocated to Europe, where he stayed for three years, saying he had been "scarred by racism" in the U.S. His European work, including the first recording of "Moody's Mood for LoveMoody's Mood for LoveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracksA1Foolin' the Blues5:08A2Plus Eight3:59A3I'm in the Mood for Love3:09A4Phil Up2:37B1You Go to My Head3:27B2Billie's Bounce3:17B3Stardust6:38B4Mean to Me3:04", which became a hit in 1952, saw him add the alto saxophone to his repertoire and helped to establish him as recording artist in his own right, and formed part of the growth of European jazz. Then in 1952, he returned to the U.S. to a recording career with Prestige Records and others, playing flute and saxophone in bands that included musicians such as Pee Wee Moore and others.
Even up to recording "Moody's Mood for Love", Moody was still an ear player. It was not until he returned to the U.S. and toured with The Brook Benton Revue (with The James Moody Orchestra) that he became acquainted with music theory, crediting Tom McIntosh with explaining to him chord changes.
Moody and his Orchestra performed for the eleventh famed Cavalcade of Jazz concert held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, which was produced by Leon Hefflin, Sr on July 24, 1955, and also featured Big Jay McNeely, Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra, The Medallions and The Penguins.
In the 1960s, Moody rejoined Dizzy Gillespie and later also worked with Mike Longo.
From 1974 into the 1980s, Moody found steady work playing in Las Vegas show bands. He was part of the Gene Harris-led Phillip Morris Super Band which toured the world during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
In 1997, Moody appeared as William Glover, a law-firm porter, in Clint Eastwood's movie adaptation of John Berendt's novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. He walked Patrick, an invisible dog, in the movie. During the dog's lifetime, Glover was paid $10 by its owner, attorney John Bouhan, to walk Patrick. After the death of both Bouhan and his dog, a judge agreed that Glover should continue to receive $10 for walking Patrick.
In a 1998 interview with Bob Bernotas, Moody stated that he believed jazz has definite spiritual resonance.
The James Moody Quartet (with pianist Renee Rosnes, bassist Todd Coolman, and drummer Adam Nussbaum) was Moody's vehicle later in his career. Moody played regularly with Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars and the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band and also often collaborated with former Gillespie alumnus, the trumpeter-composer-conductor Jon Faddis; Faddis and Moody worked in 2007 with the WDR Big Band in Cologne, Germany under the direction of Michael Abene. And along with Faddis, toured in 1986 with the Philip Morris Superband hosting artists like Hammond organist Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, Grady Tate and Barbara Morrison. Included in this line-up were Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Jimmy Heath, Kenny Washington, Slide Hampton and Monty Alexander on a four-country, 14-city one-month tour of 18 concerts, notably in Australia, Canada, Japan and the Philippines, starting on September 3, 1986, with its first concert in Perth, Australia. The Philip Morris Superband concept started a year previous in 1985.
Awards and honors
Two months after Moody's death, his album Moody 4B (2010) won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center hosts the James Moody Jazz Festival.
Personal life
Moody was married three times; the first two marriages ended in divorce. His third marriage was to the former Linda Petersen McGowan, whom he married in 1989. He had a daughter and, through Linda, three stepsons. Moody and his wife resided in San Diego, California.
Moody suffered from alcoholism and accompanying mental-health issues during part of his career. In April 1958, with the help of his mother, Moody checked into Overbrook Asylum and was treated until his discharge in September of that year.
He was an active member of the Baháʼí Faith. He investigated and took up the faith after his friend Dizzy Gillespie died. For a time, Moody held belief in the ancient astronaut theory detailed in Zecharia Sitchin's book The 12th Planet, sometimes advocating it to listeners at live events.
In 2005, the Moodys established the Moody Scholarship Fund at the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College-State University of New York (SUNY Purchase). Moody was awarded an NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship in 1998 and often participated in educational programming and outreach, including with the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE).
Moody was fluent in Italian.
Death
On November 2, 2010, Moody's wife announced on his behalf that he had pancreatic cancer, and had chosen not to have it treated aggressively. After palliative care, Moody died in San Diego, on December 9, 2010, from complications resulting from the cancer.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 102 | 98th |
| Studio albums | 54 | 99.4th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 56 | 99.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 60 | 97.7th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (102 release groups · 54 studio albums)
Albums · 54
James Moody, His Saxophone and His Band
1950 · studio album
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A1Sleepwalker BoogieA2DorothyA3SurrenderA4Stop-Time BluesB1Turnip BloodB2Night MistB3Coolie-RiniB4You1951 · studio album
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A1Lester Leaps InA2I'm in the Mood for LoveA3Out of NowhereA4I'm in the Mood for Groovin'B1Body and SoulB2IndianaB3The FlightB4These Foolish ThingsJames Moody and His Modernists
1952 · studio album
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A1WorkshopA2Tin Tin DeoA3Oh HenryA4Mood's All FranticB1TropicanaB2The Fuller Bop ManB3Cu-BaB4Moodamorphosis1952 · studio album
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1Loving You the Way I Do2Bedelia3Autumn Leaves4So Very Pretty5Singing for You6Shades of Blonde7Jackie My Little Cat8September Serenade1952 · studio album
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A1Cherokee (with Strings)A2Hey! JimA3Moody's Got RhythmA4Over the RainbowB1Am I BlueB2Two FathersB3AgainB4Embraceable You1953 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks
A1Be Bop Tune No.1A2Michelle by AccidentA3Le Vent VertB1Head LightB2Big Chief PeckhamB3Stardust1954 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks
A1The BiteA2Poor ButterflyA3St. Louis BluesA4Hey JimB1My IdealB2Feelin' LowB3Wail Bait1954 · studio album
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A1Until the Real Thing Comes AlongA2Moody's ThemeA3The James Moody StoryA4And Now Moody SpeaksB1Serenade in BlueB2MargieB3Moody's HomeB4Wiggle Wag1955 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
A1There Will Never Be Another YouA2Hard to GetA3DisappointedA4Big BenB1Show EyesB2Little JohnB3And You Called My NameB4Little Ricky1956 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:37
A1Flute 'n the Blues4:09A2Birdland Story2:34A3It Could Happen to You2:43A4I Cover the Waterfront2:44A5Body and Soul4:26B1Breaking the Blues3:22B2Parker's Mood3:23B3Easy Living3:53B4Boo's Tune3:45B5Richard's Blues4:381956 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 33:03
A1The Strut3:59A2Jammin' With James11:38B1A Sinner Kissed An Angel3:58B2It Might As Well Be Spring3:51B3I've Got The Blues2:43B4Blue Walk3:14B5Faster James3:401956 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 31:17
AWail, Moody, Wail13:56B1The Golden Touch4:09B2The Nearness of You4:53B3Donkey Serenade3:45B4Moody's Blue Again4:341957 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 31:19
A1Foolin' the Blues5:08A2Plus Eight3:59A3I'm in the Mood for Love3:09A4Phil Up2:37B1You Go to My Head3:27B2Billie's Bounce3:17B3Stardust6:38B4Mean to Me3:041958 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 28:10
A1Last Train From Overbrook3:06A2Don't Worry 'Bout Me2:34A3Why Don't You2:26A4What's New?3:31A5Tico Tico1:43B1There She Goes2:25B2All the Things You Are2:08B3Brother Yusef3:10B4Yvonne3:44B5The Moody One (false start)0:45B6The Moody One2:381959 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 37:18
A1Darben the Redd Foxx3:45A2Little Girl Blue3:07A3Out of Nowhere6:35A4Daahoud6:00B1Yesterdays4:00B2Cookie2:28B3With Malice Toward None3:17B4R.B.Q.8:061960 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:06
A1Stella by Starlight3:08A2Indian Summer2:37A3Don't Blame Me4:30A4Last Train From Overbrook2:33A5Please Say Yes4:01B1Blue Jubilee6:19B2Woody'n You3:14B3Trouble in de Lowlands2:24B4Summertime2:31B5Tali2:491961 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 38:52
A1Dorothee3:12A2Love for Sale3:33A3Another Day3:51A4All My Life3:21A5I'm Old Fashioned2:25A6Fools Rush In3:34B1Somerset4:23B2I Remember Clifford4:02B3Love Walked In2:38B4A Song of Love3:03B5Dorian Mood4:501962 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 32:21
A1Sassy Lady4:33A2Ally (Parts 1, 2, 3)7:25A3Spastic2:55B1Minuet in G3:00B2Cup Bearers6:36B3The Day After5:12B4Pleyel D'Jaime2:401964 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 36:53
A1In Other Words (Fly Me to the Moon)4:40A2Dizzy3:38A3Autumn Leaves6:30A4Ole4:39B1Sonnymoon for Two4:46B2I’ve Grown Accustomed to Your Face3:05B3Zanzibar4:01B4Please Send Me Someone to Love5:341965 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks
1Buster’s Last Stand2Paint the Town Red3Em Prean Shore4Capers5If You Grin6The Wayward Plaint7Figurine1965 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 42:10
A1The Jazz Twist6:36A2One for Nat5:52A3Bunny Boo5:30A4Moody Flooty4:12B1It Might as Well Be Spring5:45B2Disappointed2:06B3Sister Sadie2:42B4Little Buck3:15B5Home Fries6:121965 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks
A1The Sun on ConnemaraA2A Good Roarin' FireA3Kathleen O'MooreA4Johnny I Hardly Knew YeA5Sweet BabeA6Kitty Me Love Will You Marry MeA7Down by the Sally GardensA8The Gap in the HedgeA9Love Thee DearestB1My Singing BirdB2The ChristeningB3The Quiet Land of ErinB4I'm Not Meself at AllB5Open the Door SoftlyB6The Rakes of MallowB7The WelcomeB8Bonnie Wee LassB9Moonlight on the Mournes1967 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 37:44
1Smack-A-Mac3:392Bess, You Is My Woman Now4:023Cherokee3:504Love, Where Are You?3:325The Moon Was Yellow4:306Au Privave3:537Ruby, My Dear5:138Simplicity and Beauty3:309Never Again5:351969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 40:21
A1Don't Look Away Now3:24A2Darben the Redd Foxx7:16A3Easy Living5:38A4Hey Herb! Where's Alpert?3:41B1Hear Me9:32B2When I Fall in Love6:14B3Last Train From Overbrook4:361969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 34:21
A1Main Stem3:37A2Everyone Needs It4:06A3Savannah Calling4:14A4A Statement5:17B1Gone Are the Days3:03B2Feeling Low4:53B3You Got to Pay3:22B4Old Folks5:491970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 39:34
A1The Teachers8:04A2Rest Sweetly, Brother Dove2:05A3Unchained6:07A4The New Spirit4:34B1Hello Goodbye3:42B2Behind Every Good Man5:33B3Street Talk Suite9:291972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 39:57
A1Never Again4:30A2Secret Love6:39A3A Little 3 for L.C.8:44B1St. Thomas6:06B2This One's for You5:16B3Freedom Jazz Dance8:421972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 48:40
A1Heritage Hum5:04A2Sound for Sore Ears5:55A3Road Runner4:33A4Can't Fool Around With Love5:21B1Rainy Days6:10B2Travel On7:32B3Soul Searching7:28B4Parker's Mood4:10B5Pennies From Heaven2:271973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 39:43
A1Don't Let Me Be Lonely6:32A2Good Sense Humour Man3:29A3First Thing in the Morning4:06A4Country City Country6:06B1World Is a Ghetto6:52B2Trilby4:23B3You're Right as Rain4:50B4Moody's Mood3:251974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 43:52
A1Anthropology9:06A2Dreams4:54A3Autumn Leaves9:19B1Wave7:43B2Morning Glory7:18B3Kriss Kross5:321976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 49:41
A1This Masquerade6:16A2Moody's Mood for Love7:59A3Clabber Biscuits11:01B1Last Train From Overbrook8:33B2Sun Journey7:56B3Sun in Pisces7:561976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 45:03
A1East of the Sun6:29A2Vezzioso8:59A3Good Bait7:00B1Wee Dot10:32B2The Underdog4:54B3Mr. George7:091976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 21:38
1Sophisticated Party1:152Wind in Her Hair1:003Trade Wind Hornpipe0:564Childs's Play0:425Miracelle0:556Beauty Queen0:577Evening Stroll0:408Gangway0:579Capstan Hornpipe0:4010Liberty Special0:4011Double March0:4512Rolling Stone0:4113Tall Story0:5014Deck Games0:3015Criss Cross0:5516Royal Jester0:4617Highway0:4518Ridin' Herd0:3819Cricket on the Spree1:2720Alpine Echoes1:1421Downtown Blues1:2422Another Spring0:5223Lost Patrol0:4124Blue Sails0:4225Roundabout Romance0:461976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 45:35
A1A Statement6:20A2Old King Tut6:57A3Stefanie4:42A4Funky Jazz Walk5:15B1A Funky Aura5:27B2Keep It Greasy5:35B3Pot Licka11:191978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 33:50
A1Nairobi to Soulville4:11A2Love Was the Cause3:41A3The Television Song5:20A4Beyond This World5:37B1You Follow Me6:09B2Dis-Kom-Blu-Ba-Late Me Baby4:00B3Put Your Shoes on Baby4:521978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 45:35
A1Undecided10:20A2Lover, Come Back to Me10:45B1Emily11:15B2Oleo13:151982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 31:26
A1Bag's Groove10:17A2Someone to Watch Over Me5:00B1Medley: Yesterday / You Go to My Head10:10B2Tin Tin Deo5:591984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 33:06
1Great Day4:002The Search4:353Let's Try3:224One Never Knows5:185Opales'Que5:016Blues Impromptu5:307Malice Toward None5:201986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 48:25
1Moody's Mood Update: Improvisations on expanded chord progressions of I'm In The Mood For Love7:352Real Feels Good8:533Nubian Fantasies6:444Transfer To Manhattan7:325More Than You Know4:306Inside Lover6:467Shake, Rattle and Boogie6:251988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:05:24
1Autumn Leaves8:502'round Midnight9:513A Summer Afternoon5:344November Afternoon6:315Giant Steps8:326What Do You Do6:407The Cupbearers7:048The Night Has a Thousand Eyes10:519Moody's Theme1:311989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:11:36
1My Melancholy Baby9:552Sweet and Lovely5:223Con Alma8:504Rain9:095Skippin'5:326Confirmation5:547My Ideal6:348Get the Booty9:319Beer Barrel Polka10:491990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:00:34
1Honey's Tune4:402It Might as Well Be Spring6:083Mutt and Jeff7:294Sepia7:205Someone to Watch Over Me6:556Look Into My Eyes4:467I Can't Get Started9:108Moody's Blues6:549When You Wish Upon a Star7:121991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 56:33
1Blues for Gene6:102Holy Land8:383Ellington's Strayhorn4:504The Harem5:515N.P.S.7:176Old Folks5:237Olinga9:598All Members5:459Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye2:401993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:13:55
1Bootsie3:432I Cover the Waterfront3:083Deep Purple2:564Lover Come Back to Me4:375That’s My Desire3:116More Than You Know3:137Moody’s Mode2:438This Is Always3:359Autumn Leaves3:3010Chanter pour toi2:2711Bedelia2:5012Aimer comme je t’aime2:4213Si jolie2:2914September Serenade2:5815My Heart Stood Still6:0916Fat Shoes4:5317I’ll Take Romance5:2618Escale a Victoria4:4519The Things We Did Last Summer4:0320Just 40 Bars4:371996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 55:08
1Young at Heart4:142Love and Marriage5:273Nancy (with the Laughing Face)4:274That Old Black Magic6:295Only the Lonely6:236The Song Is You4:197In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning4:528It Was a Very Good Year8:059Come Fly With Me4:5010A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square6:02Warner Jams Vol. 2: The Two Tenors
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 57:34
1The Plain but the Simple Truth8:302The Man I Love4:593Ludwig7:084We'll Be Together Again7:495Alone Together6:526If You Could See Me Now8:077Satellite6:268Hesitation Blues7:431997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 53:46
1The Pink Panther5:032Slow Hot Wind5:453Moon River4:304Silver Streak6:125Royal Blue4:586Too Little Time4:067Charade7:318Soldier in the Rain5:199(I Love You and) Don’t You Forget it4:4410Two for the Road5:38Americans Swinging in Paris (In a Rush)
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 54:01
1Nath (Take I)2:502Nath (Take II)2:523I Can't Get Started3:254Riffin' And Raffin'3:335Saint Louis Blues2:416In A Rush2:177Embraceable You3:108Real Cool3:159Voila2:4310Delooney2:3911In The Anna (Indiana)2:4712Lou Easy2:3513No!2:2714Ouch!2:2315Cherokee2:2716I'll Get You Let2:5417Be Good, Girl2:3618Perdido (Part I & II)6:272004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 37:58
1Darben the Redd Foxx3:542Little Girl Blue3:113Out of Nowhere6:314Daahoud6:015Yesterdays4:066Cookie2:427With Malice Toward None3:218R.B.Q.8:122004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:06:41
1A Message to Moody5:562Lazy Afternoon6:393Into the Shadows5:004Main Title: Glengarry, Glenross8:115Simplicity and Beauty7:126We All Love Moody7:337Moody Tune5:178And Then Again5:309Homage7:3010When Lucy Smiles at Me4:2011Love Was the Cause for All Good Things3:332009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
1Secret Love2Voyage3'round Midnight4Without a Song5Stella by Starlight6East of the Sun7Stablemates8Bye Bye Blackbird2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:01:07
1Take The 'A' Train4:302Hot House9:113Speak Low6:274Polka Dots And Moonbeams9:515I Love You6:466O.P. Update5:197Nikara's Song6:068Along Came Betty6:169But Not For Me6:412017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 49:59
1Prince Albert5:532Baby Sis5:353Tomorrow6:074Maximum3:325Ham and Haig3:116Just Moody2:587Star Dust3:128Curley Top Blues3:239Moody and Soul3:1010Monday Blues3:0111Hot House5:5112Lover Man4:06— · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
A1Good BaitA2DexteriousA3Blue and MoodyA4The Man I LoveB1How Deep Is the OceanB2Ill Get ByB3Love Walked InB4Pennies From Heaven
Single · 15
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| 1950 | Good Bait / DexteriousSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Good Bait 2Dexterious | 1950 | ||
| 1951 | Pennies From Heaven / CherokeeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Pennies From Heaven 2Cherokee | 1951 | ||
| 1951 | I Cover the Waterfront / Moody's ModeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAI Cover the Waterfront BMoody's Mode | 1951 | ||
| 1951 | Moody’s Bounce / Two FathersSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Moody's Bounce 2Two Fathers | March 1951 | ||
| 1953 | Deep Purple / More Than You KnowSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksADeep Purple BMore Than You Know | 1953 | ||
| 1957 | The Golden Touch / Moody's Blue AgainSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAThe Golden Touch BMoody's Blue Again | 1957 | ||
| 1958 | Quicksilver / Brush OffSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksA1Quicksilver B1Brush Off | 1958 | ||
| 1959 | Little Girl Blue / Darben the Redd FoxSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksALittle Girl Blue BDarben the Redd Fox | 1959 | ||
| 1964 | If You Grin (You're in) / Giant StepsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:00AIf You Grin (You're in)2:30 BGiant Steps2:30 | 1964 | ||
| 1966 | I'm in the Mood for Love / Blue and MoodySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:38AI'm in the Mood for Love2:43 BBlue and Moody2:55 | 1966 | ||
| — | Over the Rainbow / Jack RaggsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAOver the Rainbow BJack Raggs | — | ||
| — | These Foolish Things / I'm in the Mood for Groovin'Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAThese Foolish Things BI'm in the Mood for Groovin' | — | ||
| — | Smack-A-MacSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:41ASmack-A-Mac (vocal)2:22 BSmack-A-Mac (instrumental)2:19 | — | ||
| — | "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:50Side A"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)2:50 | — | ||
| — | Moody's Theme / My IdealSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAMoody's Theme BMy Ideal | — |
EP · 8
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | N J RSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1N J R A2100 Years From Today B1Keepin' Up With Jonesy B2In My Lonely Workshop | 1954 | ||
| 1954 | James MoodySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Lester Leaps In A2Out of Nowhere B1The Flight B2I’m in the Mood for Love | 1954 | ||
| 1958 | Last Train From Overbrook Volume 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 10:58A1Last Train From Overbrook2:55 A2There She Goes2:18 B1Don't Worry About Me2:23 B2What's New3:22 | 1958 | ||
| 1965 | Night FlightSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 16:00A1Sweets for My Sweet2:30 A2Seesaw2:40 A3Batucada Surgiu2:20 B1Night Flight2:58 B2A Patch of Blue2:40 B3Tin Tin Deo2:52 | 1965 | ||
| — | Moody's HomeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Serenade in Blue A2Margie B1Moody's Home B2Wiggle Wag | — | ||
| — | James Moody and the BluesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracksA1Moody Mood for Blues B1Blues in the Closet B2I've Got the Blues | — | ||
| — | The Moody StorySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Until the Real Things Comes Along A2Moody's Theme B1The James Moody Story B2And Now Moody Speaks | — | ||
| — | MoodsvilleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Poor Butterfly A2St. Louis Blues B1My Ideal B2Feelin' Low | — |
Album · 24
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Beginning and End of BopSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 32:49A1Oh Henry2:30 A2Tropicana3:03 A3The Fuller Bop Man2:57 A4Cu-Ba2:38 A5Moodamorphosis3:00 A6Moody's All Frantic2:35 B1Festival4:02 B2Bumpkins3:52 B3Frankie and Johnnie4:08 B4Baby Grand4:04 | Compilation | 1969 | |
| 1973 | Chicago ConcertSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 39:37A1Just in Time6:45 A2Work Song8:12 A3Have You Met Miss Jones?6:30 B1Jim-Jam-Jug8:15 B2I'll Close My Eyes4:55 B3C-Jam Blues5:00 | Live | 1973 | |
| 1974 | Flute Summit Jamming at Donaueschingen Music-FestivalSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 48:36A1Unity4:55 A2Autumn Leaves8:58 A3East Beat4:04 A4My Main Sustain5:54 B1Come With Me10:27 B2Bamboo Madness6:48 B3Duo Memnon4:23 B4Collectivity3:07 | Live | 1974 | |
| 1976 | Moody's MoodSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 1:29:10Disc 1 A1Flute 'N The Blues4:06 A2Birdland Story2:29 A3Mean To Me2:54 A4I Cover The Waterfront2:40 A5Body And Soul7:21 A6Breaking The Blues4:07 B1Parker's Mood3:20 B2Boo's Tune3:42 B3Richard's Blues4:37 B4Foolin' The Blues4:52 B5Phil Up2:27 B6Plus Eight3:45 Disc 2C1I'm In The Mood For Love3:00 C2You Go To My Head3:25 C3Billie's Bounce3:05 C4Stardust6:22 C5Last Train From Overbrook2:55 C6Don't Worry About Me2:23 D1Why Don't You2:18 D2What's New3:22 D3Tico Tico1:37 D4The Moody One3:23 D5Brother Yusef3:04 D6All The Things You Are2:03 D7Yvonne3:35 D8There She Goes2:18 | Compilation | 1976 | |
| 1989 | The Many Faces of Bird - The Music of Charlie ParkerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 43:431Intro0:50 2April in Paris8:03 3Scrapple From the Apple6:35 4Billie's Bounce8:54 5Yardbird Suite8:15 6Moose the Mooche11:06 | Live | 1989 | |
| 1994 | Moody's Mood For BluesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 54:471I'm Gone3:19 2A Hundred Years From Today2:45 3Keeping' Up With Jonesy3:14 4Workshop3:08 5That Man O' Mine2:58 6Over The Rainbow3:03 7Jack Raggs2:40 8Mambo With Moody4:07 9It Might As Well Be Spring (take 1)3:51 10It Might As Well Be Spring (take 2)3:46 11Blues In The Closet3:53 12Moody's Mood For Blues5:35 13Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen2:51 14I Got Blues2:43 15Blue Walk3:14 16Faster James3:40 | Compilation | 30 April 1994 | |
| 1995 | James Moody / Frank Foster In ParisSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:13:511Bootsie3:43 2I Cover The Waterfront3:08 3Deep Purple2:56 4Lover, Come Back To Me4:37 5That's My Desire3:11 6More Than You Know3:13 7Moody's Mode2:43 8This Is Always3:35 9Les Feuilles Mortes3:30 10Chanter Pour Toi2:26 11Bedelia2:50 12Aimer Comme Je T'aime2:42 13Si Jolie2:28 14September Serenade2:58 15My Heart Stood Still6:09 16Fat Shoes4:53 17I'll Take Romance5:26 18Escale A Victoria4:45 19The Things We Did Last Summer4:03 20Just 40 Bars4:35 | Compilation | 1995 | |
| 1995 | Moody's Party: Celebrating James Moody's 70th Birthday, Live at the Blue NoteSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:05:001A Birthday Tribute by Bill Cosby2:23 2Groovin' High9:09 3It Might as Well Be Spring8:55 4Parker's Mood8:03 5The Eternal Triangle8:44 6Polka Dots & Moonbeams11:25 7Benny's From Heaven6:39 8Bebop9:42 | Live | 1995 | |
| 1996 | Heritage Hum / The TeachersSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:19:461Heritage Hum4:58 2Sound for Sore Ears5:51 3Road Runner4:29 4Can't Fool Around With Love5:19 5Rainy Days6:03 6Travel On7:30 7Parker's Mood4:07 8Pennies From Heaven2:26 9The Teachers8:02 10Rest Sweetly Brother Dove2:03 11Unchained6:06 12The New Spirit4:34 13Hello, Goodbye ("Right On Brother Beatles")3:36 14Behind Every Good Man5:25 15Street Talk Suite9:17 | Compilation | 1996 | |
| 1996 | Return From OverbrookSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:03:521Last Train From Overbrook3:06 2Don't Worry 'Bout Me2:34 3Why Don't You2:26 4I'm Free a.k.a. What's New?3:31 5Tico Tico1:43 6There She Goes2:25 7All the Things You Are2:08 8Brother Yusef3:10 9Yvonne3:44 10The Moody One3:28 11Flute 'n the Blues4:09 12Birdland Story2:34 13It Could Happen to You2:43 14I Cover the Waterfront2:44 15Body and Soul4:26 16Breaking the Blues3:22 17Parker's Mood3:23 18Easy Living3:53 19Boo's Tune3:45 20Richard's Blues4:38 | Compilation | 12 March 1996 | |
| 1999 | JVC Jazz Festival HighlightsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 29:221Parker's Mood5:35 2PNJ9:20 3Gingerbread Boy14:27 | Live | 1999 | |
| 1999 | Greatest Hits!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:09:231The Flight (aka The Flight Of The Bopple Bee)2:40 2I'm In The Mood For Love2:43 3Lester Leaps In3:04 4Body And Soul3:00 5I'm In The Mood For Groovin'2:35 6Out Of Nowhere2:47 7Indiana2:49 8These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)3:05 9Good Bait2:51 10Over The Rainbow2:50 11Dexterious2:39 12Blue And Moody3:00 13Hey! Jim (Moody's Blues)3:14 14I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)2:45 15Cherokee3:04 16Pennies From Heaven3:12 17Am I Blue2:43 18Embraceable You2:25 19Two Feathers (Two Fathers)2:56 20Again3:18 21Love Walked In2:49 22How Deep Is The Ocean2:49 23Moody's Got Rhythm2:55 24The Man I Love3:10 | Compilation | 1999 | |
| 2000 | The Chronological Classics: James Moody 1948-1949Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:06:001The Fuller Bop Man2:54 2Workshop3:14 3Oh Henry2:28 4Moodamorphosis2:58 5Tropicana3:00 6Cu-Ba2:35 7Moody's All Frantic2:33 8Tin Tin Deo2:44 9Just Moody2:57 10Stardust3:10 11Curly Top Blues3:21 12Moody and Soul3:08 13Monday Blues2:56 14Hot House, Part 13:03 15Hot House, Part 22:50 16Lover Man4:07 17Oh! Well2:40 18Convulsions2:51 19Verso3:13 20Recto3:18 21Out of Nowhere2:53 22These Foolish Things3:07 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2001 | The Chronological Classics: James Moody 1949-1950Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:08:521Laura3:21 2Car Rider3:01 3Three Bop Mice, Parts 1 & 25:44 4I'm in the Mood for Groovin'2:42 5The Flight of the Boppie Bee2:47 6Body and Soul3:04 7I'm in the Mood for Love2:52 8Lester Leaps In3:11 9Indiana2:54 10Good Bait2:55 11Dexterious2:44 12Over the Rainbow2:55 13Blue and Moody3:03 14Be Bop Tune N°12:43 15Michele by Accident2:42 16Le Vent Vert2:42 17Emef2:58 18Head Light2:25 19Big Chief Peckhem2:11 20Period Suite, Parts 1 & 25:18 21Perdido, Part 13:25 22Perdido, Part 23:15 | Compilation | 2001 | |
| 2001 | The TeachersSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:28:14Disc 1 1The Teachers8:04 2Rest Sweetly, Brother Dove2:05 3Unchained6:07 4The New Spirit4:34 5Hello Goodbye3:42 6Behind Every Good Man5:33 7Street Talk Suite9:29 Disc 21Heritage Hum5:04 2Sound for Sore Ears5:55 3Road Runner4:33 4Can't Fool Around With Love5:21 5Rainy Days6:10 6Travel On7:32 7Soul Searching7:28 8Parker's Mood4:10 9Pennies From Heaven2:27 | Compilation | 27 August 2001 | |
| 2002 | The Chronological Classics: James Moody 1950-1951Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 1:07:511Big and Little "E"3:20 2's Wonderful2:41 3That's It3:01 4Embraceable You3:49 5A Date With Kate2:34 6Mean to Me2:51 7Delooney2:40 8Real Cool3:11 9In the Anna2:45 10Voila2:44 11Nath, Part 12:44 12Nath, Part 22:48 13I Can't Get Started3:27 14Riffin' and Raphin'3:31 15St. Louis Blues2:43 16In a Rush2:19 17Embraceable You3:08 18The Man I Love3:15 19Again3:22 20Embraceable You2:30 21How Deep Is the Ocean2:54 22Am I Blue2:46 23I'll Get By2:48 | Compilation | 2002 | |
| 2005 | The Chronological Classics: James Moody 1951Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:07:121Love Walked In2:54 2Andrew Got Married (Moody's Got Rhythm)3:00 3Moody's Bounce3:16 4Two Fathers2:58 5Pennies From Heaven3:15 6Cherokee3:08 7Aimer comme je t'aime2:41 8Bedelia2:53 9Les Feuilles mortes3:32 10Si Jolie2:27 11Chantez pour moi2:25 12Une boucle blonde2:16 13Jackie My Little Cat2:41 14September Serenade2:56 15More Than You Know3:11 16Deep Purple2:54 17I Cover the Waterfront3:08 18Moody's Mode2:41 19That's My Desire3:10 20Bootsie3:41 21Bird Song (Lover Come Back to Me)4:35 22This Is Always3:30 | Compilation | 2005 | |
| 2005 | Just MoodySearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 28 February 2005 | |
| 2006 | The Chronological Classics: James Moody 1951-1954Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:10:511Serenade in Blue3:09 2Margie3:03 3Moody's Home2:47 4Wiggle Waggle2:35 5Until the Real Thing Comes Along2:38 6Hey Jim3:08 7Moody's Theme2:29 8My Ideal2:55 9The Bite2:42 10Poor Butterfly3:03 11My Ideal2:34 12St. Louis Blues2:35 13The James Moody Story2:29 14And Now Moody Speaks2:29 15Feelin' Low3:15 16Wail Bait3:05 17N.J.R. (I'm Gone)3:25 18A Hundred Years From Today2:50 19Keepin' Up With the Jonesy3:19 20Workshop3:15 21That Man O' Mine3:02 22Over the Rainbow3:09 23Jack Raggs2:45 24Mambo With Moody4:10 | Compilation | 2006 | |
| 2007 | Fly Me to the MoonSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:11:011Fly Me to the Moon4:43 2Dizzy3:41 3Autumn Leaves6:03 4Ole4:43 5Sonymoon for Two4:51 6I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face3:09 7Zanzibar4:00 8Please Send Me Someone to Love5:41 9Sassy Lady4:47 10Ally, Parts 1, 2, 37:47 11Spastic3:09 12Minuet in G3:13 13Cup Bearers6:53 14The Day After5:29 15Pleyel D'Jaime2:52 | Compilation | 17 April 2007 | |
| 2014 | Cookin' The Blues / Another BagSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:15:531The Jazz Twist6:40 2One For Nat5:54 3Bunny Boo5:37 4Moody Flooty4:19 5It Might As Well Be Spring5:50 6Disappointed2:15 7Sister Sadie2:50 8Little Buck2:12 9Home Fries6:16 10Sassy Lady4:45 11Ally (Parts 1, 2, 3)7:45 12Spastic3:07 13Minuet In G3:15 14Cup Bearers6:50 15The Day After5:27 16Pleyel’s D’Jaime2:51 | Compilation | 2014 | |
| 2020 | The Complete Argo CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 8 May 2020 | |
| 2024 | The Moody Story: Septet 1951-1955Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 48 tracks · 3:07:22Disc 1 1Serenade in Blue3:10 2Margie3:02 3Moody's Home2:46 4Wiggle Waggle2:34 5Until the Real Thing Comes Along2:38 6Hey Jim3:08 7Moody's Theme2:29 8My Ideal2:54 9The Bite2:42 10Poor Butterfly3:03 11My Ideal2:33 12St Louis Blues2:34 13The James Moody Story2:28 14And Now Moody Speaks2:29 15Feelin' Low3:15 16Wail Bait3:05 17N.J.R. (I'm Gone)3:24 18A Hundred Years From Today2:49 19Keepin' Up with Jonesy3:17 20Workshop3:12 Disc 21That Man O' Mine3:00 2Over the Rainbow3:07 3Jack Raggs2:44 4Mambo with Moody4:11 5It Might as Well Be Spring3:56 6It Might as Well Be Spring (take 2)3:50 7Blues in the Closet3:57 8Moody's Mood for Blues5:40 9Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen2:51 10I've Got the Blues2:49 11Blue Walk3:16 12Faster James3:42 13There Will Never Be Another You3:52 14Disappointed6:23 15Hard to Get4:06 16Little Ricky3:53 Disc 31Big Ben4:20 2Little John4:19 3Show Eyes4:24 4And You Called My Name4:13 5Jammin' with James11:40 6The Golden Touch4:11 7The Nearness of You4:55 8Donkey Serenade3:47 9Moody's Blue Again4:36 10The Strut4:05 11A Sinner Kissed an Angel4:04 12Wail Moody, Wail13:59 | Compilation | 24 May 2024 | |
| — | Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Sax (and Flute)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracksDisc 1 A1Last Train From Overbrook A2Zanzibar A3I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face A4Bloozey A5Tico Tico B1Malice Toward None B2Ole' B3Don't Worry About Me B4Somerset B5Stella by Starlight Disc 2C1The Jazz Twist C2Woody n' You C3Boo's Tune C4Moody's Mood for Cha Cha C5Brother Yusef D1Darben the Red Fox D2Dorothee D3Breakin' the Blues D4It Might as Well Be Spring D5Great Day | Compilation | — |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | At The Jazz WorkshopSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks1Bloozey 2The Jazz Twist 3One For Nat 4Bunny Boo 5Moody Flooty 6It Might As Well Be Spring 7Disappointed 8Sister Sadie 9Little Buck 10Home Fries 11'Round Midnight 12Stablemates 13Moody's Mood For Live (I'm In The Mood For Love) | Compilation | 1998 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put James Moody head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 102 | 98th |
| Studio albums | 54 | 99.4th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 56 | 99.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 60 | 97.7th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | NEA Jazz Masters | won | |
| — | NEA Jazz Masters | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Moody and His Modernists(band) | — | present | |
| James Moody and His Orchestra(band) | — | present | |
| James Moody Quartet(band) | — | present | |
| The Dizzy Gillespie United Nation All Star Orchestra(band) | — | present | |
| Tubby Hayes and The All Stars(band) | — | present | |
| James Moody and His Swedish Crowns(band) | — | present | original,saxophone |
| Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars(band) | — | present | flute |
| Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars(band) | — | present | tenor saxophone |
| All Star Big Band(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cb8c8b87-a52d-4a7e-b168-983ca8e60b14discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cb8c8b87-a52d-4a7e-b168-983ca8e60b14core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q962310genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q962310seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Moody_%28saxophonist%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Moody_%28saxophonist%29
Why this artist is in the database
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Tier rule: genre canon: jazz
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Wikidata: Q962310 · MusicBrainz: cb8c8b87-a52d-4a7e-b168-983ca8e60b14
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