James Moody • Wail Moody Wail

 

 

Review by Scott Yanow
James Moody's mid-'50s band was a septet featuring four horns including the leader's tenor and alto. 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. This CD (a straight reissue of the original LP plus two additional titles from the same session) is accessible, melodic and swinging; trumpeter Dave Burns is the best soloist among the sidemen.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/wail-moody-wail-mw0000275988

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Reseña de Scott Yanow
La banda de mediados de los 50 de James Moody era un septeto con cuatro trompas, incluido el tenor y el alto del líder. El grupo basado en la balanza de pagos tenía mucho espíritu (como se muestra mejor aquí en el corte del título de 14 minutos), si no necesariamente una fuerte personalidad propia. Este CD (una reedición directa del LP original más dos títulos adicionales de la misma sesión) es accesible, melódico y oscilante; el trompetista Dave Burns es el mejor solista entre los acompañantes.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/wail-moody-wail-mw0000275988

Tracks:
1 - The Golden Touch
2 - The Nearness Of You
3 - Donkey Serenade
4 - Moody's Blue Again
5 - Wail Moody, Wail
6 - The Strut
7 - A Sinner Kissed An Angel


Credits:
    Baritone Saxophone – Pee Wee Moore
    Bass – John Lathan
    Drums – Clarence Johnson*
    Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
    Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
    Piano – Jimmy Boyd (2)
    Remastered By – Phil De Lancie
    Supervised By – Bob Weinstock
    Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – James Moody
    Trombone – William Shepherd
    Trumpet – Dave Burns

Recorded in Hackensack, NJ; December 12, 1955.

Tracks 6, 7: Bonus tracks

"The Strut" and "A Sinner Kissed an Angel" were previously released on James Moody's Moods (Prestige 7056, currently available as OJC-188). Their inclusion here restores the December 12, 1955 session to its entirety.

Label:    Original Jazz Classics – OJCCD-1791-2, Prestige – P-7036
Series:    Original Jazz Classics Limited Edition Series
Country:    US
Released:    1992
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/4557042-James-Moody-And-His-Band-Wail-Moody-Wail

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