Cadet · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Moody's Mood For Love
| Recorded | Dec 14, 1956 & Jan 13, 1957 |
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| Label | Cadet |
| Catalog | LP 613 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 327052 |
The record
Cut two years after Eddie Jefferson set words to Moody's own alto solo on "I'm in the Mood for Love," this session brings the vocalese standard full circle with Jefferson himself singing it alongside its author, backed by a tight little big band including a young Benny Golson on piano.
Session personnel
- Tate Houston — baritone saxophone
- Johnny Lathem — bass
- Clarence Johnston — drums
- Jimmy Boyd — horn [peck horn]
- Benny Golson — piano
- James Moody — tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
- Donald Cole — trombone [instrument uncredited]
- Johnny Coles — trumpet
- Eddie Jefferson — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 17 pressings on file.
| 1957 | Argo (6) · LP 613 — Vinyl, LP, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1957 | Argo (6) · LP 613 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1957 | Argo (6) · LP 613 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1965 | Metronome · MLP 15219 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1965 | Argo (6) · LP 613 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, PP-Plastic Products Pressing |
| 1977 | Cadet · 613 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1995 | Qwest Records · PRO-CD-8280-R — CD, Single, Promo |
| 1996 | Jewel Records (3) · JCD-5056 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1997 | Argo (6) · MVCJ-19012 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1998 | GRP · GRD-823 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1998 | GRP · GRP 18232 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | Cadet — STEREO |
| — | Cadet · LPS-613 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | Cadet · CA-613 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Tate Houston also plays on
Clarence Johnston also plays on
Jimmy Boyd also plays on