Moody with Strings is an album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in 1960 and 1961 and released on the Argo label.James Moody discography accessed February 5, 2013Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956-1965) accessed February 5, 2013James Moody catalogue accessed February 5, 2013
Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic Review, February 5, 2013
Track listing "Dorothee" - 3:11 "Love For Sale" (Cole Porter) - 3:32 "Another Day" - 3:50 "All My Life" (Sidney D. Mitchell, Sam H. Stept) - 3:20 "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) - 2:25 "Fools Rush In" (Rube Bloom, Mercer) - 3:34 "Somerset" - 4:23 "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 4:01 "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:38 "A Song of Love" - 3:03 "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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