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I do recognise that characterisation and it's not a long way from my initial reaction. Familiarisation has revealed a much greater sense of interaction and build/release over longer periods, to great effect.

July 2 Michał Jaros - 1976 Saw him at Jazz Od Nowa Festival in Toruń, twin town of Göttingen in Poland, February 21, 2019

#2 @NACC #32 @JazzWeek MOODY     JAMES MOODY  - 80 YEARS YOUNG format: Jazz   Recording of  James Moody's 80th birthday concert (March 25, 2005) at NYC's Blue Note Jazz Club       James Moody:  Sax, Flute, Vocals David Hazeltine: Piano: Todd Coolman: Bass Adam Nussbaum: Drums Jon Faddis: Trumpet Paquito D’Rivera: Clarinet, Alto Sax Slide Hampton: Trombone Randy Brecker: Trumpet Cedar Walton Piano (9) George Wein: Master of Ceremonies           "The album captures both a March 2005 birthday party and a victory lap for Moody as he fronts a stellar and rotating cast of musicians that includes trombonist Slide Hampton, pianist Cedar Walton and alto saxophonist and clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera. The vibes are as relaxed as they are humorous as Moody digs into his musical treasure chest and recontextualizes his signature vocal number "Moody's Mood For Love" for the hip-hop generation ... The zigzagging "Bebop" and "Birks' Works" are two examples among many on the album of Moody as a force to be reckoned with as a thrilling saxophonist and flutist."  JOHN MURPH - DOWNBEAT       INTRODUCING JAMES MOODY - :18 BENNY'S FROM HEAVEN - 10:57 CHEROKEE- 7:53 MOODY'S MOOD FOR LOVE - THE TV RAP 4:32 MOODY SPEAKS -:52 BIRK'S WORKS - 13:44 BEBOP -  13:55 HAPPY BIRTHDAY - :31 OW- 9:04 CENTERPIECE - 8:54 DARBEN, THE REDD FOXX - 8:03 POLKA DOTS & MOONBEAMS - 5:13 ST. THOMAS- 7:03     James Moody (1925– 2010) was an American jazz saxophone and flute player and occasional vocalist, playing predominantly in the bebop and hard bop styles. Moody was an international jazz star since 1949. He was born in Savannah, Georgia, and was raised by his single Mother in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Arts High School and was drafted into the segregated US Army Air Corp. where he played in the "Negro" band and honed his skills.   In 1949, in Stockholm Moody recorded his first album as a bandleader, "James Moody and His Modernists", which featured the iconic track "Moody's Mood for Love". The song has been covered by Amy Winehouse, Van Morrison, Take 6 and Queen Latifa, to name a few. In 2001 and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.   In the 1960’s, Moody became a member of The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet. The group’s performances and recordings are still considered to be some of the most important and influential in the history of jazz.   In 1997, Moody had the pleasure of playing Mr. Glover in Clint Eastwood’s Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. In 1998, he received the NEA Jazz Master Award and in 2000 was presented with an Honorary Doctorate from the Berklee College of Music. Moody was a 4-time Grammy nominee and a recipient posthumously in 2011.       Website: JamesMoody.com Label: OriginArts.com       JAMES MOODY - "JAZZMASTER INTERVIEW"            

This one is out now. Singer-Songwriter Ola Onabulé & Guitarist Nicolas Meier Present Proof of Life   A unique project with two performers sharing a passion for culturally diverse musical expressions.   AVAILABLE TODAY AND THROUGH WWW.OLASMUSIC.COM RELEASED ON RUGGED RAM RECORDS (CAT NO: RRAMCD016) WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION VIA ORCHARD/SONY   Ola Onabulé - Vocals, Keyboard Nicolas Meier - Guitar, Glissentar Jakub Cywinski - Acoustic Bass Chris Nickolls - Drums Will Fry - Percussion