James Moody
- Type: Musician
- Country: United States
- Born: Savannah, Georgia, United States (March 26, 1925)
- Died: San Diego, California, United States (December 9, 2010)
- Active: 1947 - 2010
Biography
American jazz saxophonist and flautist born in Savannah, Georgia in 1925 and raised in Newark. James Moody joined *Dizzy Gillespie* in 1946, and his 1949 improvisation on 'I'm in the Mood for Love' became 'Moody's Mood for Love'. A leader for #Prestige# and #Argo# and a Gillespie quintet member in the 1960s, he played tenor, alto and flute with undiminished warmth until his death in San Diego in 2010.
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James Moody Discography
- James Moody and His Saxophone (1950) - Album - rated 3.2/5
- Quintet (1951) - Album - rated 3.54/5
- James Moody and His Modernists with Chano Pozo (1952) - Album - rated 3.41/5