Prestige
Wail Moody Wail
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| Recorded | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRLP 7036 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 11 credited players |
| Discogs | master 640803 |
The record
Moody is credited on both tenor and alto, fronting a band with Dave Burns on trumpet, William Shepherd on trombone and Pee Wee Moore's baritone weighting the bottom of the horn section. Jimmy Boyd, John Lathan and Clarence Johnston keep time. Five titles on Prestige, with Ira Gitler on the liner notes.
Tracks
- Wail Moody Wail
- The Golden Touch
- The Nearness Of You
- Donkey Serenade
- Moody's Blue Again
Session personnel
- Pee Wee Moore — Baritone Saxophone
- John Lathan — Bass
- Bob Weinstock — Cover
- Tom Hannan — Cover
- Clarence Johnston — Drums
- Ira Gitler — Liner Notes
- Jimmy Boyd (2) — Piano
- James Moody — Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone
- William Shepherd — Trombone
- Dave Burns — Trumpet
- James Moody And His Band
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | Prestige · PRLP 7036 — Vinyl LP Album Mono earliest on file |
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| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1791-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono OJC |
| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1791-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered OJC |
| 1957 | Metronome · MEP 279 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | Prestige · PRLP 7036 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 2013 | Prestige · UCCO-5236 — CD, Album, Reissue, SHM-CD |
Follow the players
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