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Moody's Blues

James Moody & The Swedish All-Stars

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These 24 performances, made in Sweden between 1949 and 1951, helped cement James Moody's reputation as a significant bopper and balladeer on alto and tenor saxophones (as well as helping establish Swedish jazz players as being Europe's most receptive to the new sounds of bebop). Moody (b. 1925) forged a style whose earthiness and surprising lines marked him as one of a select few young saxists who did more than simply copy Charlie Parker's licks. He's backed by several different small groups ranging from quartets to octets (whose personnels include the alto saxophonist Arne Domnerus and the baritonist Lars Gullin), as well as an ensemble featuring a harpist and string section. These "Greatest Hits" offer solo after solo of concise excellence and one of them--on "I'm in the Mood For Love"--would provide the basis for one of jazz's all-time biggest records, the singer King Pleasure's 1952 vocalese smash "Moody's Mood for Love."

Recorded in 1949 and 1951.

TRACKLISTING

DISC ONE

* 1. The Flight

* 2. I'm In The Mood For Love

* 3. Lester Leaps In

* 4. Body And Soul

* 5. I'm In The Mood For Groovin'

* 6. Out Of Nowhere

* 7. (back Home Again In) Indiana

* 8. These Foolish Things (remind Me Of

* 9. Good Bait

* 10. Over The Rainbow

* 11. Dexterious

* 12. Blue And Moody

* 13. Hey! Jim (moody's Blues)

* 14. I'll Get By (as Long As I Have You)

* 15. Cherokee

* 16. Pennies From Heaven

* 17. Am I Blue

* 18. Embraceable You

* 19. Two Fathers

* 20. Again

* 21. Love Walked In

* 22. How Deep Is The Ocean

* 23. Moody's Got Rhythm

* 24. The Man I Love

http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/PRCD-24228-2/

p.s. Don't be mislead by the "Greatest Hits" on the cover, the CD has the complete sessions as listed above. Originally on Metronome in Sweden.

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Elusive????

The vocalized version is probably better known than the original - which might be the case with more than one vocalese intrumental source - but other than that ......

It was recorded in Sweden and licensed for the US, that's all.

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Speaking of completeness, Classics has released Moody's complete early recordings, and I'm In The Mood For Love is on the second volume:

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There are five Classics CDs in total:

1948-1949

1949-1950

1950-1951

1951

1951-1954

An important reissue project from Classics, if I may say so. They also include some sideman sessions, like those made under Ernie Royal's name in 1950.

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You're correct, the Classics CDs give the complete picture.

If you want just the Metronomes, the Prestige might do. But this early stuff is all great.

Does the Classics have the alternates from the Blue Note date?

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It's been years since I've heard it, but isn't it an alto solo?

Correct.

Yeah. Missed that error in the original post.

When Moody did a guest stint on Billy Taylor's late lamented program, Jazz From the Kennedy Center, maybe ten years ago, he related that he had brought up only his tenor from Paris to Stockholm for the date. He was asked if he wanted to use one of the other players' alto and he agreed. So the famous intro you hear, that was vocalized as "There I Go, There I Go, There...I...Go" represented him playing a few bars trying out the instrument.

Also, I haven't gone back and checked but I'm quite sure that, though Pleasure and Blossom Dearie got the hit recording, it was actually Eddie Jefferson's lyric.

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