Moody,James Complete Argo Collection CD

Born in Savannah, Georgia, on March 25th 1925, future jazz-man James Moody was raised by his (single) mother, Ruby Hann Moody Watters, alongside his brother, Louis. Growing up in Newark, New Jersey, Moody was attracted to the saxophone after hearing George Holmes Tate, Don Byas, and various other saxophonists who played with Count Basie; he later also took up the flute. A hugely respected musician and arranger, Moody occasionally performed as a vocalist too. He played predominantly in the bebop and hard bop styles, during a lengthy career in jazz, which began in 1945 when he joined Dizzy Gillespie's band, and which continued until his death in 2010 at the age of 85, the same year he released his final album Moody 4B (IPO Records, 2010). In the early years of the third millennium, Moody was met with a resurgence of interest from acid-jazz aficionados, and later, after the sadly late Amy Winehouse championed Moody and performed a number of his tunes, including, most notably, a noble version the great man's arrangement of 'Moody's Mood For Love', his esteem grew greater still. This 4CD set features James Moody's entire recorded output for the Argo label, made between 1957 and 1964, the period during which the jazz maverick made his finest ever music and displayed his best playing. A perfect collection for those new to Moody's music, this collection will also be welcomed by those already versed, as a fine reminder of the best work of this most unique jazz player

1. Last Train from Overbrook 2. Don't Worry About Me 3. Why Don't You 4. What's New 5. Tico Tico 6. There She Goes 7. All the Things You Are 8. Brother Yusef 9. Yvonne 10. The Moody One 11. Darben the Redd Foxx 12. Little Girl Blue 13. Out of Nowhere 14. Daahoud 15. Yesterdays 16. Cookie 17. With Malice Towards None 18. R.B.Q 19. Stella By Starlight 20. Indian Summer 21. Don't Blame Me 22. Last Train from Overbrook 23. Please Say Yes 24. Blue Jubilee 25. Woody'n You 26. Trouble in de Lowlands 27. Summertime 28. Tali 29. Dorothee 30. Love for Sale 31. Another Day 32. All My Life 33. I'm Old Fashioned 34. Fools Rush in 35. Somerset 36. I Remember Clifford 37. Love Walked in 38. A Song of Love 39. Dorian Mood 40. The Jazz Twist 41. One for Nat 42. Bunny Boo 43. Moody Flooty 44. It Might As Well Be Spring 45. Disappointed 46. Sister Sadie 47. Little Buck 48. Home Fries 49. Sassy Lady 50. Ally (Parts 1, 2, 3) 51. Spastic 52. Minuet in G 53. Cup Bearers 54. The Day After 55. Pleyel D'jamie 56. Great Day 57. The Search 58. Let's Try 59. One Never Knows 60. Opal'esque 61. Blues Impromptu 62. Malice Towards None 63. In Other Words (Fly Me to the Moon) 64. Dizzy 65. Autumn Leaves 66. Ole 67. Sonnymoon for Two 68. I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face 69. Zanzibar 70. Please Send Me Someone to Love