James Moody and His Modernists with Chano Pozo

by James Moody

James Moody and His Modernists with Chano Pozo cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1952
  • Label: Blue Note
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.41/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Compiling legendary late 1940s sessions, this Blue Note release documents the explosive intersection of complex bebop harmony and authentic Afro-Cuban polyrhythms. James Moody's fluid saxophone lines weave masterfully around the intense, driving congas of the iconic percussionist Chano Pozo. It remains an essential, foundational text in the establishment of modern Latin jazz.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Workshop
  2. Tin Tin Deo
  3. Oh Henry
  4. Mood's All Frantic
  5. Tropicana
  6. The Fuller Bop Man
  7. Cu-Ba
  8. Moodamorphosis

Credits

  • James Moody And His Modernists - primary artist
  • Chano Pozo - primary artist, congas, vocals
  • Ernie Henry - alto saxophone
  • Gil Fuller - arranged by
  • Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone
  • Nelson Boyd - bass
  • Julien Alberts - cover
  • Art Blakey - drums

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