James Moody (saxophonist)

James Moody
James Moody
	James Moody with Todd Coolman at a jazz festival
Background information
Born	March 26, 1925; Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Died	December 9, 2010 (aged 85); San Diego, California, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Saxophone, flute
Years active	1947–2010
Labels	Novus, Prestige
Website	www.jamesmoody.com

James Moody (March 26, 1925^[1] – December 9, 2010)^[2] 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", a 1952 song written by Eddie Jefferson that 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 for Love and performing the song regularly in concert, often singing the vocals himself.

^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1739/40. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
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[LarkinGE-1] Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1739/40. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.

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