Wail, Moody, Wail is an album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in 1955 and released on the Prestige label.[1] The CD reissue added two bonus tracks which originally appeared on James Moody's Moods.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, stated: "The bop-based group had plenty of spirit (as best shown here on the 14-minute title cut) if not necessarily a strong personality of its own... accessible, melodic and swinging".[2]

Track listing

  1. "The Golden Touch" (Quincy Jones) - 4:09
  2. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 4:53
  3. "The Donkey Serenade" (Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart) - 3:45
  4. "Moody's Blue Again" (Jones) - 4:34
  5. "Wail Moody, Wail" (Dave Burns, James Moody) - 13:56
  6. "The Strut" (Benny Golson) - 4:02 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "A Sinner Kissed an Angel" (Mack David, Larry Shayne) - 4:02 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed February 1, 2013
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, February 1, 2013
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1030. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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