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Article: New York Beat

Bebop Lives! Jazz at Lincoln Center

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James Moody, Roy Hargrove, Charles McPherson, and Roberta Gambarini Jazz at Lincoln Center, Rose Theater New York City January 26-27 James Moody started off this Jazz at Lincoln Center concert celebrating bebop by hurling a huge challenge. “Bebop is more valid than even classical music said Moody. “Nobody ...

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Hey! It's James Moody

Label: Lone Hill Jazz
Released: 2006
Track listing: Stella By Starlight; Indian Summer; Don't Blame Me; Last Train From Overbrook (vocal version); Please Say Yes; Blue Jubilee; Woody'N You; Trouble In De Lowlands; Summertime; Tali; Flute'N The Blues; Birdland Story; It Could Happen To You; I Cover The Waterfront; Body And Soul; Breaking The Blues; Parker's Mood; Easy Living; Boo's Tune; Richard's Blues; Last Train From Overbrook (instrumental version); Workshop; I'n In The Mood For Love.

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Dizzy's Business

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Released: 2006
Track listing: 01. Dizzy’s Business (E. Wilkins) - 4:06; 02. Con Alma (D. Gillespie) - 8:24; 03. Blue’N Boogie (D. Gillespie/F. Paparelli) - 7:15; 04. I Mean You (T. Monk/C. Hawkins) - 7:31; 05. Without You (J. Heath) - 7:56; 06. Hot House (T. Dameron) - 5:39; 07. Stardust (H. Carmichael) - 6:21; 08. Tour De Force (D. Gillespie) - 5:18; 09. Moody’s Groove(J. Heath) - 5:30; 10. Morning Of The Carnaval (L. Bonfa) - 6:39; 11. Off Minor (T. Monk) - 5:42.

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Easy To Love

Label: KOCH International Jazz
Released: 2006
Track listing: Easy To Love; Only Trust Your Heart; Lover Man; On The Sunny Side Of The Street; Porgy, I's Your Woman Now/I Loves You, Porgy; Lover Come Back To Me; The Two Lonely People; Centerpiece; Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry; No More Blues; Smoke Gets In Your Eyes/All The Things You Are; Too Late Now; Multi-Colored Blues; Monk's Prayer/Looking Back.

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Article: Album Review

Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band: Dizzy's Business

Read "Dizzy's Business" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Arrangiatori fra i più raffinati della scena jazz moderna, Slide Hampton ed Ernie Wilkins raccolgono la sfida di rileggere il più noto repertorio orchestrale di Dizzy Gillespie. Per l’occasione (un concerto commemorativo) sono stati chiamati a raccolta alcuni tra i più stretti collaboratori del magnifico trombettista, per fornire la necessaria patina di autenticità al progetto. James ...

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Article: Album Review

James Moody: Hey! It's James Moody

Read "Hey! It's James Moody" reviewed by Andrew Rowan


There is nothing earth-shattering on this collection, which was originally issued as two LPs: Flute'n The Blues (1956) and Hey! It's James Moody (1959). What remains remarkable, though, is how fresh James Moody sounds, even when some of the arrangements show their age and some of the ensemble passages lack precise intonation. Indeed, some of these ...

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Article: Live Review

Moody's Mood at Blues Alley

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James Moody Blues Alley October 2005 Washington, DC In an era where vapid commercial conglomerates seemingly dictate the aural pabulum streaming through monolithically controlled media that would prove Terry Gilliam's dreary and expressionistic worldview as accurate, intelligent and well performed music is always welcomed. If, however, one is extremely fortunate, ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

James Moody & Moody And The Brass Figures

Read "James Moody & Moody And The Brass Figures" reviewed by Andrew Rowan


What a perfect name: James Moody. His playing has that fire and fluency honed in the bebop and post-bop eras, but there is also a haunting sound that tells the listener that his music is about feeling as much as it is about musical notation. James Moody James Moody Argo-Verve ...

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Article: Interview

James Moody: Timeless

Read "James Moody: Timeless" reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes


In this era of disposable culture and accepted mediocrity, it's gratifying to applaud the life and accomplishments of someone who has managed to transcend evanescence. James Moody, sax master and flutist, one of America's most enduring and beloved musicians, turns 80 this month. Born in Savannah, GA, Moody started with the alto sax but fell in ...

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Homage

Label: Savoy Jazz
Released: 2004
Track listing: A Message to Moody; Lazy Afternoon; Into the Shadows; Main Title: Glengarry, Glenross; Simplicity and Beauty; We All Love Moody; Moody Tune; And Then Again; Homage; When Lucy Smiles At Me; Love Was the Cause for All Good Things


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