Moody with Strings

James Moody
Studio album by James Moody
Released	1961
Recorded	July 5 & 6, 1960 and January 16, 1961 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Argo LP 679
Producer	Jack Tracy
James Moody chronology
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Moody with Strings is an album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in 1960 and 1961 and released on the Argo label.^[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Dorothee" - 3:11
2. "Love For Sale" (Cole Porter) - 3:32
3. "Another Day" - 3:50
4. "All My Life" (Sidney D. Mitchell, Sam H. Stept) - 3:20
5. "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) - 2:25
6. "Fools Rush In" (Rube Bloom, Mercer) - 3:34
7. "Somerset" - 4:23
8. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 4:01
9. "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:38
10. "A Song of Love" - 3:03
11. "Dorian Mood" - 4:49

Personnel

• James Moody - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
• Burt Collins, Irvin Markowitz, Don Stratton - trumpet (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9)
• Tom McIntosh, Freddie Zito - trombone (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9)
• Ray Alonge (tracks 2, 3, 5-7, 9 & 11), John Barrows (tracks 3, 6 & 11), Richard Berg (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9), Jim Buffington (tracks 3, 6 & 11) - French horn
• Phil Bonder, Leon Cohen, Joseph Soldo - woodwinds (tracks 3, 6 & 11)
• Don Butterfield - tuba (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9)
• Hank Jones (tracks 1, 4, 8 & 10), Tommy Flanagan (tracks 3, 6 & 11) - piano
• John Beal (tracks 1, 4, 8 & 10), George Duvivier (tracks 2, 3, 5-7, 9 & 11) - bass
• Tom Gillen (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9), Osie Johnson (tracks 1, 4, 8 & 10), Charlie Persip (tracks 3, 6 & 11) - drums
• Torrie Zito - piano (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9) arranger, conductor
• Unidentified large string orchestra (tracks 1, 4, 8 & 10)

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