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Wednesday 29 December 2010

James Moody (sax / flute)


BANDS:
  • Miles Davis Group
  • United Nations Orchestra
  • Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra
  • Marlboro Super Band
  • Art Farmer Group
  • James Moody Group
  • Tadd Dameron Group
  • Battle Of The Saxophones
  • Max Roach Group
  • Milt Jackson Group
  • Jazz At The Philharmonic
  • Gene Ammons Group
  • Las Vegas Hilton Orchestra

BIOGRAPHY:

James Moody was a great jazz sax (tenor and contralto) and flute player. He was born in Savannah, Georgia, USA, on March 26th, 1925 (or maybe February?). His father played trombone in Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra, and taught him the love for music.

After spending three years in the Army, he was called by Dizzy Gillespie. Along with great players such as Kenny Clarke (drums), Ray Brown (bass), Cecil Payne, Milt Jackson or John Lewis, and playing superb arrangements by Tadd Dameron, Gill Fuller or the same John Lewis, he started playing his first sessions in 1946.

In 1949, James Moody left Gillespie in order to move to Europe (specially France and Sweden). Apart from recording his own albums, he also toured with Tadd Dameron Quintet in 1949.


MILES DAVIS GROUP


In 1949, Miles Davis formed a quintet co-led with Tadd Dameron:

MILES DAVIS GROUP #?
1949
Miles Davis
trumpet
Tadd Dameron
piano
Pierre Michelot
bass
Kenny Clarke
drums

But in May 1949, the new bassist in the Miles Davis-Tadd Dameron Quintet is Barney Spielery:

MILES DAVIS GROUP #?
1949
Miles Davis
trumpet
Tadd Dameron
piano
Barney Spielery
bass
Kenny Clarke
drums

He came back to the States in 1951, quickly forming his own orchestra. That´s when Moody started using the flute.

In 1962, he joined the combo called Battle Of The Saxophones, along with Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons, among others.

In September 1962, he rejoined Dizzy Gillespie, in order to play at Monterey Festival. The orchestra was then directed by Benny Carter.


MILT JACKSON GROUP


In August 1965, Milt Jackson reunites a superb band for recording the live album At the Museum of Modern Art:

MILT JACKSON GROUP #?
1965
Milt Jackson
vibraphone
Ron Carter
bass
Cedar Walton
piano
James Moody
flute
Otis Candy Finch Jr
drums


ART FARMER GROUP


This was the great Art Farmer Group around 1965:

ART FARMER GROUP #?
1965
Art Farmer
trumpet
Richard Davis
bass
Tommy Flanagan
piano
Tom McIntosh
trombone
Tootie Heath
drums


DIZZY GILLESPIE ORCHESTRA (again)


After that, Dizzy Gillespie moved to a more intimate status, forming his own quintet, also with Moody, and featuring Kenny Barron, Chris White and Rudy Collins.

This was the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet (don´t know the period, probably circa 1965):

DIZZY GILLESPIE ORCHESTRA #?
?
Dizzy Gillespie
trumpet
Chris White
bass
Kenny Barron
piano
Rudy Collins
drums

This was the Dizzy Gillespie Group in May 1967, when they record the live album Swing low, sweet cadillac:

DIZZY GILLESPIE ORCHESTRA #?
1967
Dizzy Gillespie
trumpet, vocals
Frank Schifano
bass
Mike Longo
piano
James Moody
sax, flute, vocals
Otis Candy Finch Jr
drums

Then, James Moody moved to New York, followed by a new stay in Los Angeles, and then, Las Vegas in 1974.

Moody was called by Gillespie again in 1975, and since then, he was been on and off Dizzy´s bands.


JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC


As always, a fantastic tream for the Jazz At The Philharmonic tours. This time for an European tour in 1969:

JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC #?
1969
Bob Cranshaw
bass
Teddy Wilson
piano
Dizzy Gillespie
trumpet
Clark Terry
trumpet
Zoot Sims
sax
James Moody
sax, flute
Louie Bellson
drums
+
T-Bone Walker
guitar
Coleman Hawkins
sax
Benny Carter
sax

There´s a live album from that tour, JATP in London, 1969.


GENE AMMONS GROUP


In November 1971, Gene Ammons and James Moody record a live album (Chicago concert) with this band:

GENE AMMONS GROUP #?
1971
Gene Ammons
sax
Cleveland Eaton
bass
Jodie Christian
keyboards
Marshall Thompson
drums


DIZZY GILLESPIE ORCHESTRA


This was the Dizzy Gillespie small group that appeared at Montreux Festival in July 1981:

DIZZY GILLESPIE ORCHESTRA #?
1981
Dizzy Gillespie
trumpet
Ed Cherry
guitar
Mike Howell
bass
Milt Jackson
vibraphone
George Hughes
drums


JAMES MOODY GROUP


This was one of the many incarnations of the James Moody Group, but don´t know the period when they were active, so any help would be very appreciated:

JAMES MOODY GROUP #?
?
James Moody
sax, flute
Todd Coolman
bass
Renee Rosnes
piano
Adam Nussbaum
drums


MARLBORO SUPER BAND


This was the Marlboro Super Band around November 1986:

MARLBORO SUPER BAND #?
1986
Ron Carter
bass
Cedar Walton
piano
Marvin ´Smitty´ Smith
drums

But again in November 1986, some other concerts by the Marlboro Super Band was made as a sextet:

MARLBORO SUPER BAND #?
1986
Barbara Morrison
vocals
Ron Carter
bass
Cedar Walton
piano
Terence Blanchard
trumpet
Marvin ´Smitty´ Smith
drums

In July 1988, I saw James Moody and Clark Terry playing as special guests in the George Benson concert at Vitoria-Gasteiz Jazz Festival in Spain.


UNITED NATIONS ORCHESTRA


This was the great personnel for the United Nations Orchestra, led by Dizzy Gillespie, around 1990:

UNITED NATIONS ORCHESTRA #?
1990
Dizzy Gillespie
trumpet
Flora Purim
vocals
Ed Cherry
guitar
Claudio Roditi
trumpet
Paquito D´Rivera
sax
Mario Rivera
sax
Slide Hampton
trombone
Steve Turre
trombone
John Lee
bass
Danilo Perez
piano
Airto Moreira
percussion
Giovanni Hidalgo
percussion
Ignacio Berroa
drums

For the Montreux Festival in July 1990, Arturo Sandoval joins the United Nations Orchestra:

UNITED NATIONS ORCHESTRA #?
1990
Dizzy Gillespie
trumpet
Flora Purim
vocals
Ed Cherry
guitar
Claudio Roditi
trumpet
Paquito D´Rivera
sax
Mario Rivera
sax
Slide Hampton
trombone
Steve Turre
trombone
John Lee
bass
Danilo Perez
piano
Airto Moreira
percussion
Giovanni Hidalgo
percussion
Ignacio Berroa
drums

They had recorded the live album Live at The Royal Festival Hall, London in 1989.

James Moody sadly passed away in December 9th, 2010. He was 85. This page is still very incomplete (many bands missing, and only 123 albums; I still has to add many more), but I didn´t want to wait more time until publishing my tribute to him. I´ll be adding more and more albums to Moody´s discography in the next days...

DISCOGRAPHY: (123 albums known to me - Status: Just starting)

OWN ALBUMS (54 credits)
  • James Moody and his modernists - James Moody (1948)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: (RIP: Art Blakey, Cecil Payne, Chano Pozo)
  • James Moody & His Swedish Crowns - James Moody (1949)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: (RIP: Arne Domnerus)
  • James Moody - his saxophone and his band - James Moody (1950)

  • New sounds from France with James Moody - James Moody (1950)

  • James Moody with strings - James Moody (1951)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Raymond Fol, Pierre Lemarchand (RIP: Pierre Michelot)
  • James Moody favorites vol 1 - James Moody (1951)

  • The Moody story - James Moody (1951)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: (RIP: Cecil Payne)
  • James Moody in France - James Moody (1951)

  • James Moody favorites vol 2 - James Moody (1952)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: (RIP: Arne Domnerus)
  • James Moody - James Moody (1952)

  • James Moody favorites vol 3 - James Moody (1953)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: (RIP: Arne Domnerus)
  • Moody´s mood - James Moody (1954)

    • Members: (RIP: Eddie Jefferson, James Moody)
    • Guests: Joe Harris (RIP: William Shepherd)
  • Moodsville - James Moody (1954)

  • Moody - James Moody (1954)

    • Members: (RIP: Eddie Jefferson, James Moody)
    • Guests: Joe Harris (RIP: William Shepherd)
  • Wail Moody wail - James Moody And His Band (1955)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: (RIP: William Shepherd)
    • Technical: Rudy Van Gelder
    • Comments: CD reissue contains 2 bonus tracks.
  • Workshop - James Moody (1955)

  • James Moody and his band - James Moody (11/1955)

    • Members: (RIP: Eddie Jefferson, James Moody)
    • Guests: (RIP: William Shepherd)
  • Flute ´n the blues - James Moody (1956)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: (RIP: Johnny Coles, William Shepherd)
  • Moody´s mood for love - James Moody (1957)

    • Members: (RIP: Eddie Jefferson, James Moody)
    • Guests: Benny Golson (RIP: Johnny Coles)
  • Last train from Overbrook - James Moody (1958)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Junior Mance, Pat Patrick (RIP: Sonny Cohn)
  • James Moody - James Moody (1959)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: (RIP: Johnny Coles)
  • Hey! It´s James Moody - James Moody (1959)

  • Cookin´ the blues - James Moody (1961)

  • Another bag - James Moody (1962)

  • Comin´ on strong - James Moody (1964)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Kenny Barron, Rudy Collins, Chris White
  • Running the gamut - James Moody (1964)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Tootie Heath, Reggie Workman (RIP: Patti Bown, Thad Jones)
  • Everything you´ve always wanted to know about sax - James Moody (1964)

  • Great day - James Moody (1964)

  • Moody and the brass figures - James Moody (1967)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Kenny Barron, Bob Cranshaw, Snooky Young (RIP: Don Butterfield, Jimmy Cleveland, Mel Lewis, Joe Newman)
    • Producer: (RIP: Dick Katz)
  • Don´t look away now! - James Moody (1969)

    • Members: (RIP: Eddie Jefferson, James Moody)
    • Guests: Bob Cranshaw, Alan Dawson
  • The Blues and other colors - James Moody (1969)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Kenny Barron, James Buffington, Ron Carter, Joe Farrell, Kermit Moore (RIP: Johnny Coles, Dick Katz, Connie Kay, Cecil Payne, Britt Woodman)
  • The Teachers - James Moody (1970)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Bob Summers (RIP: Michael Gibson, Clint Houston, Howie Wyeth)
  • Chicago concert - Gene Ammons & James Moody (1971)

    • Members: Cleveland Eaton (RIP: Gene Ammons, James Moody)
    • Technical: (RIP: Ozzie Cadena)
    • Comments: Recorded live in November 1971.
  • Too heavy for words - James Moody (08/1971)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: (RIP: Al Cohn, Sam Jones)
  • James Moody and the hip organ trio - James Moody (1972)

  • Never again - James Moody (1972)

  • Feelin´ it together - James Moody (1973)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Kenny Barron
    • Producer: (RIP: Joel Dorn)
    • Technical: Gene Paul
  • Sax & flute man - James Moody (1973)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Comments: This album was reissued on CD in 2005 under a new title, The world is a ghetto.
  • Timeless aura - James Moody (1976)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Kenny Barron, Bob Cranshaw, Roland Prince (RIP: Joe Newman)
  • Beyond this world - James Moody (1977)

  • Something special - James Moody (1986)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Kirk Lightsey, Idris Muhammad
  • Moving forward - James Moody (1988)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Kenny Barron, Onaje Allan Gumbs
    • Technical: Rudy Van Gelder
  • Sweet and lovely - James Moody (1989)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: (RIP: Dizzy Gillespie)
  • The Many faces of Bird - the music of Charlie Parker - Richie Cole - Lee Konitz - Bobby McFerrin - James Moody - Bud Shank (10/1989)

  • Honey - James Moody (1990)

  • Moody´s party - live at the Blue Note - The James Moody Quartet with special guests (1995)

  • Young at heart - James Moody (1996)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Dave Bargeron, Billy Drummond, Larry Goldings, Gil Goldstein, Slide Hampton, Ron Lawrence, Mulgrew Miller, Alex Sipiagin, Frank Wess
    • Technical: Greg Calbi, James Farber
  • Moody plays Mancini - James Moody (1997)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Terri Lyne Carrington, Gil Goldstein
    • Technical: Greg Calbi, James Farber
  • Beyond the borders - James Moody (2000)

  • Homage - James Moody (01/2004)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: John Clark, Lawrence Feldman, David Gibson, Hans Glawischnig, Vic Juris, Billy Kilson, Scott Kinsey, Lou Marini (RIP: Don Alias)
  • Kite hill - James Moody (2005)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: David Derge, Ricky Lawson, Mark Stevens, Steve Weingart
  • Our delight - The James Moody and Hank Jones Quartet (10/2008)

  • 4A - James Moody (2009)

  • 4B - James Moody (08/2010)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Kenny Barron, Roger Kellaway (RIP: Roland Hanna)
OWN COMPILATIONS (13 credits)
  • The Beginning and end of bebop - James Moody (1969)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Frank Foster (RIP: Jimmy Cleveland, Cecil Payne)
  • Jazz legacy - in the beginning - James Moody (1980)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Al Haig (RIP: Kenny Dorham, Max Roach)
  • James Moody´s moods - James Moody (1991)

  • Hi fi party - James Moody (1991)

    • Members: (RIP: Eddie Jefferson, James Moody)
    • Guests: (RIP: William Shepherd)
    • Technical: Rudy Van Gelder
  • In Paris - James Moody / Frank Foster (1995)

    • Members: Frank Foster (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Raymond Fol, Roger Guerin, Pierre Lemarchand (RIP: Pierre Michelot, Henri Renaud)
    • Comments: Separate sessions by James Moody and Frank Foster, assembled in this compilation.
  • Return from Overbrook - James Moody (03/1996)

    • Members: (RIP: Eddie Jefferson, James Moody)
    • Guests: Junior Mance, Pat Patrick (RIP: Sonny Cohn, Johnny Coles, William Shepherd)
    • Comments: Compilation comprising two complete albums: Last train from Overbrook and Flute ´n the blues.
  • At the Jazz Workshop - James Moody (04/1998)

    • Members: (RIP: Eddie Jefferson, Howard McGhee, James Moody)
    • Comments: Reissue (with this new title) of the album Cookin´ the blues, adding 4 new tracks.
  • The Collected James Moody - James Moody (04/1999)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Kenny Barron, Kirk Lightsey, Idris Muhammad (RIP: Dizzy Gillespie)
  • Priceless jazz - James Moody (04/1999)

    • Members: (RIP: Eddie Jefferson, Howard McGhee, James Moody)
    • Guests: Kenny Barron, Rudy Collins, Chris White (RIP: Johnny Coles, William Shepherd, Eldee Young)
  • 1948-1949 - James Moody (09/2000)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Frank Hooks, Nat Peck (RIP: Art Blakey, Don Byas, Arne Domnerus, Cecil Payne, Chano Pozo)
  • 1949-1950 - James Moody (08/2001)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Raymond Fol, Nat Peck (RIP: Kenny Clarke, Arne Domnerus, Pierre Michelot, Russell Procope, Ernie Royal)
  • 1950-1951 - James Moody (11/2002)

    • Members: (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Hubert Fol, Raymond Fol, Nat Peck (RIP: Kenny Clarke, Arne Domnerus, Wendell Marshall, Pierre Michelot, Ernie Royal)
  • Fly me to the moon - James Moody / Kenny Barron (2007)

    • Members: Kenny Barron (RIP: James Moody)
    • Guests: Rudy Collins, Chris White
    • Comments: Compilation comprising two albums, Comin´ on strong (1963), and Another bag (1962).
ALBUMS AS A BAND MEMBER (20 credits)
  • Dizzy Gillespie and his Big Band in concert - Dizzy Gillespie (1957)

    • Members: (RIP: Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Cecil Payne, Chano Pozo)
    • Guests: (RIP: Willie Cook)
    • Comments: Live album recorded in July 1948.
  • The New continent - Dizzy Gillespie (1962)

    • Members: Rudy Collins, Chris White, Phil Woods (RIP: Larry Bunker, Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody)
    • Guests: Al Porcino, Emil Richards, Ken Shroyer, Ray Triscari (RIP: Francisco Aguabella, Red Callender, Conte Candoli, Benny Carter, Al Hendrickson, Mel Lewis, Bill Perkins, Frank Rosolino, Stu Williamson)
    • Producer: Quincy Jones
  • Big bags - Milt Jackson Orchestra (1962)

    • Members: Ron Carter, Clark Terry (RIP: Milt Jackson, James Moody)
    • Guests: Paul Faulise, Bernie Glow, Jimmy Heath, Willie Ruff, Snooky Young (RIP: Nat Adderley, Jimmy Cleveland, Tadd Dameron, Hank Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Connie Kay, Melba Liston, Jerome Richardson, Ernie Royal, Earle Warren, Ernie Wilkins)
    • Comments: CD reissue contains bonus tracks.
  • something new Something old - Dizzy Gillespie (1963)

    • Members: Kenny Barron, Rudy Collins, Chris White (RIP: Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody)
    • Producer: (RIP: Richard Seidel)
    • Comments: CD reissue contains 1 bonus track.
  • Dizzy Gillespie & The Double Six Of Paris - Dizzy Gillespie (07/1963)

    • Members: Kenny Barron, Rudy Collins, Lalo Schifrin, Chris White (RIP: Kenny Clarke, Dizzy Gillespie, Pierre Michelot, James Moody, Mimi Perrin)
    • Guests: (RIP: Bud Powell)
  • The Cool world - Dizzy Gillespie (1964)

    • Members: Kenny Barron, Rudy Collins, Chris White (RIP: Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody)
  • Jambo Caribe - Dizzy Gillespie (1965)

    • Members: Kenny Barron, Rudy Collins, Chris White (RIP: Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody)
    • Producer: (RIP: Richard Seidel)
  • At the Museum of Modern Art - Milt Jackson (1965)

    • Members: Ron Carter, Otis Candy Finch Jr, Cedar Walton (RIP: Milt Jackson, James Moody)
    • Comments: Recorded live in August 1965.
  • The Melody lingers on - Dizzy Gillespie (1966)

    • Members: Kenny Barron, Frank Schifano (RIP: Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody)
    • Guests: (RIP: Panama Francis)
    • Technical: Eddie Smith
  • Swing low, sweet cadillac - Dizzy Gillespie (1967)

    • Members: Otis Candy Finch Jr, Mike Longo, Frank Schifano (RIP: Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody)
    • Producer: Michael Cuscuna (RIP: Bob Thiele)
    • Comments: Live album recorded during two days in May 1967.
  • Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet - Milt Jackson (1969)

    • Members: Ron Carter, Cedar Walton (RIP: Milt Jackson, James Moody)
    • Guests: Sandford Allen, Bob Cranshaw, Hubert Laws, Mickey Roker
  • JATP in London, 1969 - Jazz At The Philharmonic (1969)

    • Members: Bob Cranshaw, Clark Terry (RIP: Louie Bellson, Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, James Moody, Zoot Sims, T-Bone Walker, Teddy Wilson)
    • Producer: (RIP: Norman Granz)
    • Comments: Recorded live in March 1969.
  • The Real thing - Dizzy Gillespie (02/1971)

    • Members: George Davis, Otis Candy Finch Jr, David Lee, Mike Longo, Bernard Purdie (RIP: Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody)
    • Guests: Chuck Rainey, Phil Upchurch (RIP: Eric Gale)
  • Live at The Royal Festival Hall, London - Dizzy Gillespie And The United Nations Orchestra (1989)

    • Members: Ignacio Berroa, Ed Cherry, Slide Hampton, John Lee, Airto Moreira, Danilo Perez, Flora Purim, Arturo Sandoval, Steve Turre (RIP: Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Mario Rivera)
    • Comments: Recorded live in 1989.
  • The Quintessence - Miles Davis (2002)

    • Members: Bill Barber, Walter Bishop, Junior Collins, Al Haig, Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins, Gunther Schuller, Joe Shulman, Sandy Siegelstein (RIP: Art Blakey, Kenny Clarke, Tadd Dameron, Miles Davis, Percy Heath, J J Johnson, John Lewis, Al McKibbon, Jackie McLean, James Moody, Gerry Mulligan, Max Roach, Kai Winding, Mike Zwerin)
    • Guests: Buddy De Franco, Roy Haynes, Teddy Kotick (RIP: Dizzy Gillespie, Budd Johnson, Jimmy Jones, Duke Jordan, Shelly Manne, Sal Mosca, Fats Navarro, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Eddie Safranski, Lennie Tristano, Charlie Ventura)
    • Comments: 2CD, compilation of tracks where Miles Davis appears from the period 1945-1951: with Charlie Parker All Stars, Charlie Parker Quintet and Sextet, Metronome All-Stars, Miles Davis Group or the Miles Davis-Tadd Dameron Quintet, as well as some tracks by Sarah Vaughan or Lee Konitz Sextet.
  • From cool to bop - Miles Davis (2002)

    • Members: Bill Barber, Junior Collins, Kenny Hagood, Lee Konitz (RIP: Kenny Clarke, Tadd Dameron, Miles Davis, John Lewis, Al McKibbon, James Moody, Gerry Mulligan, Max Roach, Mike Zwerin)
  • From cool to bop - the anthology - Miles Davis (09/2002)

    • Members: Bill Barber, Junior Collins, Kenny Hagood, Lee Konitz (RIP: Kenny Clarke, Tadd Dameron, Miles Davis, John Lewis, Al McKibbon, James Moody, Gerry Mulligan, Max Roach, Mike Zwerin)
    • Comments: 2CD comprising 2 different live recordings: one from September 1948 (his nonet) and another one from May 1949 (with Tadd Dameron).
  • Art Farmer´s New York Jazz Sextet - Art Farmer (09/2004)

    • Members: Richard Davis, Tootie Heath (RIP: Art Farmer, Tommy Flanagan, James Moody)
    • Guests: Reggie Workman (RIP: Patti Bown)
    • Comments: Reissue of the album Group therapy with 8 bonus tracks.
  • In Paris Festival International De Jazz May, 1949 - The Miles Davis/Tadd Dameron Quintet ( - )

    • Members: Barney Spielery (RIP: Kenny Clarke, Tadd Dameron, Miles Davis, James Moody)
    • Comments: Recorded live in May 1949.
  • The Complete live recordings 1949-1954 - Miles Davis ( - )

    • Members: Bill Barber, Gil Coggins, Junior Collins, Kenny Drew, Don Elliot, Kenny Hagood, Al Haig, Connie Henry, Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins (RIP: Art Blakey, Paul Chambers, Kenny Clarke, John Coltrane, Tadd Dameron, Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Red Garland, Percy Heath, J J Johnson, Philly Joe Jones, Connie Kay, John Lewis, Al McKibbon, Jackie McLean, James Moody, Gerry Mulligan, Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, Kai Winding, Mike Zwerin)
    • Guests: Serge Chaloff, Buddy De Franco, Rolf Ericson, Roy Haynes, Thelonious Monk, Howard Rumsey, Toots Thielemans, Carlos Vidal (RIP: Sidney Bechet, Walter Bishop Jr, Don Byas, Joe Carroll, Benny Carter, John Collins, Willie Cook, Bob Cooper, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Kenny Dorham, Jimmy Forrest, Lorraine Geller, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Grey, Shelly Manne, Jay Migliori, Charles Mingus, Brew Moore, Fats Navarro, Big Nick Nicholas, Hot Lips Page, Charlie Parker, Cecil Payne, Oscar Pettiford, Bud Powell, Chano Pozo, Hubert Rostaing, Bud Shank, Sahib Shihab, Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson, Charlie Ventura, Jimmy Woode, Britt Woodman)
    • Comments: 10CD boxset with lots of live concerts.
COMPILATIONS AS A BAND MEMBER (4 credits)
  • The Dizzy Gillespie story - Dizzy Gillespie (1950)

    • Members: (RIP: Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, James Moody)
    • Guests: Joe Harris, Carlos Vidal (RIP: John Graas, Hank Jones, Johnny Richards, Felix Slatkin, Specs Wright)
    • Producer: (RIP: Ozzie Cadena)
    • Technical: Rudy Van Gelder
    • Comments: It includes the album Dizzy Gillespie Plays, Johnny Richards Conducts plus other tracks from a different session.
  • Dizzy´s diamonds - best of the Verve years - Dizzy Gillespie (12/1992)

    • Members: Kenny Barron, Rudy Collins, Art Davis, Quincy Jones, Junior Mance, Thelonious Monk, Frank Rehak, Billy Root, Lalo Schifrin, Les Spann, Julius Watkins, Chris White, Phil Woods, Leo Wright (RIP: Ray Brown, Larry Bunker, Kenny Clarke, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Grey, Chuck Lampkin, Pierre Michelot, James Moody, Charlie Parker, Britt Woodman)
    • Guests: James Buffington, Walter Davis, Paul Faulise, Victor Feldman, Frank Foster, John Frosk, Benny Golson, Urbie Green, Louis Hayes, Al Porcino, Emil Richards, Sonny Rollins, John Sanders, Gunther Schuller, Ken Shroyer, Clark Terry, Ray Triscari, Sam Woodyard (RIP: Francisco Aguabella, Cat Anderson, Harold ´Shorty´ Baker, Ray Barretto, Louie Bellson, Tommy Bryant, Don Butterfield, Red Callender, Conte Candoli, Harry Carney, Joe Carroll, Benny Carter, Buddy Clark, Jimmy Cleveland, Willie Cook, Roy Eldridge, Duke Ellington, Herb Ellis, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Paul Gonsalves, Joe Gordon, Gigi Gryce, Jimmy Hamilton, Bill Harris, Coleman Hawkins, Al Hendrickson, Johnny Hodges, Quentin Jackson, Hilton Jefferson, Budd Johnson, J J Johnson, Sam Jones, Taft Jordan, Wynton Kelly, Mel Lewis, Melba Liston, Wendell Marshall, Billy Mitchell, Lee Morgan, Ray Nance, Bill Perkins, Mimi Perrin, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, Russell Procope, Buddy Rich, Frank Rosolino, Ernie Royal, Sahib Shihab, Stuff Smith, Sonny Stitt, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Lucky Thompson, Nick Travis, Patato Valdes, Ernie Wilkins, Stu Williamson, Jimmy Woode)
    • Producer: Michael Lang
  • From be-bop to cool - Miles Davis (07/2000)

    • Members: Bill Barber, Junior Collins, Al Haig, Lee Konitz, Joe Shulman, Sandy Siegelstein (RIP: Kenny Clarke, Tadd Dameron, Miles Davis, Hank Jones, Al McKibbon, James Moody, Gerry Mulligan, Max Roach, Kai Winding, Mike Zwerin)
    • Guests: Carlos Vidal (RIP: Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Cecil Payne, Sahib Shihab)
  • When be-bop was king - Dizzy Gillespie ( - )

    • Members: Kenny Hagood, Howard Johnson, Thelonious Monk (RIP: Ray Brown, Don Byas, Kenny Clarke, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, Stan Levey, Al McKibbon, James Moody, Charlie Parker, Cecil Payne, Oscar Pettiford, Chano Pozo)
    • Guests: Buddy De Franco, Al Haig, Joe Harris, Sabu Martinez (RIP: Benny Bailey, Billy Bauer, Cozy Cole, Nat King Cole, Willie Cook, Dexter Gordon, Bill Harris, Clyde Hart, Coleman Hawkins, Budd Johnson, J J Johnson, Hank Jones, John Lewis, Shelly Manne, Leo Parker, Flip Phillips, Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Eddie Safranski, Slam Stewart, Sonny Stitt, Lucky Thompson, Trummy Young)
ALBUMS WITH BANDMATES AND FRIENDS (3 credits)
  • Letter from home - Eddie Jefferson (1962)

    • Members: (RIP: Eddie Jefferson)
    • Guests: Louis Hayes, Junior Mance, Clark Terry (RIP: Jimmy Cleveland, Barry Galbraith, Johnny Griffin, Osie Johnson, Sam Jones, Wynton Kelly, James Moody, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Joe Zawinul)
    • Comments: CD reissue contains 2 bonus tracks.
  • The Jazz singer - Eddie Jefferson (1965)

    • Members: (RIP: Eddie Jefferson)
    • Guests: Peck Morrison (RIP: Johnny Coles, Babs Gonzales, Osie Johnson, Howard McGhee, James Moody, Sahib Shihab, Tommy Tucker)
    • Producer: (RIP: Herb Abramson)
    • Comments: CD reissue contains 6 bonus tracks.
  • Body and soul - Eddie Jefferson (1968)

    • Members: (RIP: Eddie Jefferson)
    • Guests: (RIP: James Moody)
COLLECTIVE ALBUMS (3 credits)
  • Charlie Parker 10th memorial concert 3/27/65 - VVAA (1965)

    • Guests: Kenny Barron, Rudy Collins, Roy Haynes, Lee Konitz, Dave Lambert, Chris White (RIP: Kenny Dorham, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, J J Johnson, Howard McGhee, James Moody)
    • Comments: Concert held in March 1965 to commemorate Charlie Parker´s memory, featuring Dizzy Gillespie and other great jazz players.
  • The Trumpeters - JazzFest masters - VVAA (1969)

    • Guests: Richard Davis, Alan Dawson, Otis Candy Finch Jr, Mike Longo, Frank Schifano, Clark Terry (RIP: Danny Barker, Count Basie, Jaki Byard, Buck Clayton, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby Hackett, Milt Hinton, James Moody, Buddy Tate, Jimmy Tyler)
    • Comments: Live album recorded in 1969, featuring Roy Eldridge (4 tracks), Dizzy Gillespie (2 tracks) and Buck Clayton (1 track).
  • JVC Jazz Festival highlights - VVAA (2000)

    • Guests: Donald Brown, Jimmy Heath, Geoffrey Keezer, Harold Mabern, Mulgrew Miller (RIP: James Moody)
    • Comments: Recorded live during the JVC Jazz Festival in 1999, featuring James Moody Quartet, The Contemporary Piano Ensemble, Jimmy Heath.
SESSIONS (21 credits)
  • Al Haig trio and quartet - Al Haig (1954)

    • Members: Al Haig
    • Guests: (RIP: Kenny Dorham, James Moody, Max Roach)
  • Bursting out with the All-Star Big Band! - Oscar Peterson (1962)

    • Members: (RIP: Ray Brown, Oscar Peterson, Ed Thigpen)
    • Guests: Ray Alonge, James Buffington, Paul Faulise, Slide Hampton, Seldon Powell, Willie Ruff, Clark Terry, Julius Watkins, Snooky Young (RIP: Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Don Butterfield, Jimmy Cleveland, Roy Eldridge, Melba Liston, James Moody, Jimmy Nottingham, Jerome Richardson, Ernie Royal, Norris Turney, Ernie Wilkins, Britt Woodman)
  • Plays hip hits - Quincy Jones (1963)

    • Members: Art Davis, Paul Faulise, Quincy Jones, Clark Terry, Julius Watkins (RIP: Patti Bown, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson, Melba Liston, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Jerome Richardson)
    • Guests: Ray Alonge, James Buffington, Kenny Burrell, Rudy Collins, George Devens, George Duvivier, Jim Hall, Charlie McCoy, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, Willie Ruff, Lalo Schifrin, Frank Wess, Chris White, Snooky Young (RIP: Billy Byers, Al Cohn, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson, Roland Kirk, James Moody, Ernie Royal, Bobby Scott, Zoot Sims, Kai Winding)
  • Got to get it! - Bobby Timmons (1967)

    • Members: (RIP: Bobby Timmons)
    • Guests: Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb, Joe Farrell, Hubert Laws (RIP: Joe Beck, Eric Gale, Billy Higgins, James Moody)
  • The Tower Of Power! - Dexter Gordon (1969)

    • Members: (RIP: Dexter Gordon)
    • Guests: Tootie Heath, Buster Williams (RIP: James Moody)
  • More power! - Dexter Gordon (1969)

    • Members: (RIP: Dexter Gordon)
    • Guests: Tootie Heath, Buster Williams (RIP: James Moody)
  • Soul cycle - Cedar Walton (1969)

    • Members: Cedar Walton
    • Guests: Tootie Heath, Reggie Workman (RIP: James Moody)
  • Ca´purange - Dexter Gordon (1972)

    • Members: (RIP: Dexter Gordon)
    • Guests: Stanley Clarke, Louis Hayes, Tootie Heath, Buster Williams (RIP: Hank Jones, Thad Jones, James Moody)
    • Producer: (RIP: Ozzie Cadena)
    • Technical: Rudy Van Gelder
  • Let my children hear music - Charles Mingus (1972)

    • Members: Eddie Bert, Bobby Jones (RIP: Jaki Byard, Charles Mingus, Danny Richmond)
    • Guests: Danny Bank, James Buffington, Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Howard Johnson, Hubert Laws, George Marge, Hal McKusick, Romeo Penque, Bucky Pizzarelli, Alan Raph, Marvin Stamm, Bob Stewart, Julius Watkins, Snooky Young (RIP: Patti Bown, Roland Hanna, Milt Hinton, Jimmy Knepper, James Moody, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal)
    • Producer: (RIP: Teo Macero)
    • Technical: Vic Anesini
  • Genya Ravan with baby - Genya Ravan (1972)

    • Members: Peter Hodgson, Genya Ravan
    • Guests: John Platania (RIP: Brian Keenan, Arnie Lawrence, James Moody)
  • Charles Mingus and friends in concert - Charlie Mingus (1973)

    • Members: Eddie Bert, Jon Faddis, Bobby Jones (RIP: Charles Mingus, Eddie Preston)
    • Guests: Howard Johnson, Lee Konitz, Bob Stewart (RIP: Gene Ammons, Walter Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Hinton, James Moody, Gerry Mulligan)
    • Producer: (RIP: Teo Macero)
    • Comments: Live album recorded in February 1972. CD reissue contains 5 bonus tracks.
  • Summit meeting - Elvin Jones (1977)

    • Members: Roland Prince (RIP: Elvin Jones)
    • Guests: Bunky Green, Clark Terry (RIP: Albert Dailey, James Moody)
  • Vocalese - The Manhattan Transfer (1985)

    • Members: Cheryl Bentyne, Alex Blake, Yaron Gershovsky, Tim Hauser, Wayne Johnson, Alan Paul, Don Roberts, Janis Siegel
    • Guests: Clarence Banks, John Barnes, Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Walter Davis, Eric Dixon, Freddie Green, Kenny Hing, Danny House, Bill Hughes, Ralph Humphrey, Charles Loper, Bob Ojeda, John Patitucci, John Robinson, Byron Stripling, Grady Tate, McCoy Tyner, Mel Wanzo, John Williams, Casey Young, Snooky Young (RIP: Ray Brown, Sonny Cohn, Johnny Coles, Tommy Flanagan, Dizzy Gillespie, Philly Joe Jones, Thad Jones, James Moody, Marshall Royal, Danny Turner)
    • Technical: Dan Garcia, Bernie Grundman, Elliot Scheiner
  • Strike up the band - Quincy Jones (1988)

    • Members: John Bello, Art Davis, Eric Dixon, Paul Faulise, Curtis Fuller, Quincy Jones, Stu Martin, Clark Terry, Toots Thielemans, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Benny Bailey, Patti Bown, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson, Melba Liston, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman, Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab)
    • Guests: Ray Alonge, James Buffington, Kenny Burrell, Gary Burton, Rudy Collins, George Devens, George Duvivier, Don Elliot, Urbie Green, Jim Hall, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, Margaret Ross, Willie Ruff, Lalo Schifrin, Tony Studd, Frank Wess, Chris White, Snooky Young (RIP: Billy Byers, Al Cohn, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson, Roland Kirk, James Moody, Harvey Phillips, Tito Puente, Ernie Royal, Bobby Scott, Zoot Sims, Kai Winding)
  • Back on the block - Quincy Jones (1989)

    • Members: Ollie E Brown, Jerry Hey, James Ingram, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Edie Lehmann, Greg Phillinganes, John Robinson, Rod Temperton
    • Guests: Gerald Albright, Nadirah Ali, Maxi Anderson, George Benson, Michael Boddicker, Andrae Crouch, Sandra Crouch, Paulinho Da Costa, George Duke, Nathan East, Sheila E Escovedo, Siedah Garrett, Jim Gilstrap, Gary Grant, Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Al Jarreau, Randy Kerber, Chaka Khan, Michael Landau, Rhett Lawrence, Steve Lukather, Harvey Mason, Howard McCrary, David Paich, Phil Perry, Steve Porcaro, Bill Reichenbach, Alfie Silas, Neil Stubenhaus, Bill Summers, Ian Underwood, Larry Williams (RIP: Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Sarah Vaughan, Barry White, Syreeta Wright, Joe Zawinul)
  • The Legacy lives on - The Legacy Band (10/2000)

    • Guests: George Bohanon, Oscar Brashear, Kenny Burrell, Stix Hooper, Andy Martin, Roy McCurdy, Cedar Walton (RIP: Ray Brown, Teddy Edwards, Shirley Horn, Pete Jolly, Al McKibbon, James Moody)
  • Trancedance - Ray Barretto & New World Spirit (08/2001)

    • Members: Vince Cherico (RIP: Ray Barretto)
    • Guests: (RIP: James Moody)
  • So in love - Roberta Gambarini (2009)

    • Guests: Chuck Berghofer, Al Foster, Jeff Hamilton, Roy Hargrove, George Mraz (RIP: Jake Hanna, James Moody)
  • The Paris bebop sessions - Kenny Clarke ( - )

    • Members: (RIP: Kenny Clarke)
    • Guests: Hubert Fol, Jimmy Heath (RIP: Benny Bailey, John Collins, Percy Heath, John Lewis, Howard McGhee, Al McKibbon, Pierre Michelot, James Moody, Cecil Payne)
  • Walk on the wild side - Quincy Jones ( - )

    • Members: Art Davis, Paul Faulise, Quincy Jones, Clark Terry, Julius Watkins (RIP: Patti Bown, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson, Melba Liston, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Jerome Richardson)
    • Guests: Ray Alonge, James Buffington, Kenny Burrell, Rudy Collins, George Devens, George Duvivier, Jim Hall, Charlie McCoy, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, Willie Ruff, Lalo Schifrin, Frank Wess, Chris White, Snooky Young (RIP: Billy Byers, Al Cohn, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson, Roland Kirk, James Moody, Ernie Royal, Bobby Scott, Zoot Sims, Kai Winding)
  • Bird´s eyes - last unissued, vol 13 - Charlie Parker ( - )

    • Members: (RIP: Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker)
    • Guests: Kenny Drew, Jack Sheldon (RIP: Willie Cook, Joe Maini, James Moody, Cecil Payne, Chano Pozo, Zoot Sims)
COMPILATIONS (SESSIONS) (5 credits)
  • Down in Birdland - The Manhattan Transfer anthology - Manhattan Transfer (10/1992)

    • Members: Cheryl Bentyne, Alex Blake, Yaron Gershovsky, Tim Hauser, Wayne Johnson, Tom Kellock, Laurel Masse, Alan Paul, Don Roberts, Art Rodriguez, Janis Siegel, Buddy Williams
    • Guests: Wayne Andre, Mike Baird, Clarence Banks, John Barnes, Michael Boddicker, Oscar Brashear, Randy Brecker, Garnett Brown, Oscar Castro-Neves, Pete Christlieb, Paulinho Da Costa, Mel Davis, Richard Davis, Lew Delgatto, Eric Dixon, Jerry Dodgion, Dr John, Nathan East, Buddy Emmons, Jon Faddis, Paul Faulise, Chuck Findley, Clare Fischer, David Foster, Dick Frank, Jerry Friedman, Steve Gadd, Johnny Gimble, Jim Gordon, Gary Grant, Jay Graydon, Freddie Green, Urbie Green, Gary Herbig, Jerry Hey, Kenny Hing, Bill Holman, Dann Huff, Bill Hughes, Ralph Humphrey, David Hungate, Jackie Kelso, Jim Keltner, Lee Konitz, Abraham Laboriel, Charles Loper, Jeff Lorber, Steve Lukather, Ralph MacDonald, Roy Markowitz, Nick Marrero, Greg Mathieson, Bill Mays, Charlie McCoy, Clarence McDonald, Don Menza, Andy Muson, Ira Newborn, Michael Omartian, Dean Parks, John Patitucci, Greg Phillinganes, Seldon Powell, Alan Raph, Bill Reichenbach, John Robinson, Alan Rubin, David Sanborn, Rick Schlosser, Marvin Stamm, Ringo Starr, Byron Stripling, Neil Stubenhaus, Grady Tate, David Taylor, Rod Temperton, Frank Vicari, Tommy Vig, Pete Wade, Mel Wanzo, Ernie Watts, Larry Williams, Jai Winding, Stevie Wonder, Stu Woods, Casey Young, George Young, Snooky Young (RIP: Ben Benay, Phil Bodner, Michael Brecker, Ray Brown, Nick Ceroli, Al Cohn, Sonny Cohn, Johnny Coles, Chuck Domanico, Tommy Flanagan, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Giuffre, Don Grolnick, Quentin Jackson, Philly Joe Jones, Thad Jones, Irwin ´Marky´ Markowitz, Jay Migliori, James Moody, Jeff Porcaro, Gene Puerling, Don Rader, Joe Roccisano, Marshall Royal, Richard Tee, Danny Turner, Carlos Vega, Al Viola, David Williams, Johnny Williams, Britt Woodman)
    • Producer: Richard Perry (RIP: Ahmet Ertegun, Arif Mardin)
  • Pure delight - the essence of Quincy Jones and his Orchestra (1953-1964) - Quincy Jones (10/1995)

    • Members: John Bello, Buddy Catlett, Paul Cohen, Art Davis, Eric Dixon, Rolf Ericson, Paul Faulise, Curtis Fuller, Joe Harris, Quincy Jones, Joe Lopes, Stu Martin, Pat Patrick, Les Spann, Clark Terry, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Benny Bailey, Patti Bown, Jimmy Cleveland, Freddie Hubbard, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson, Porter Kilbert, Melba Liston, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ake Persson, Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab, Floyd Standifer, Britt Woodman)
    • Guests: Ray Alonge, James Buffington, Kenny Burrell, Gary Burton, Rudy Collins, Bob Cranshaw, Alan Dawson, George Devens, Jerry Dodgion, George Duvivier, Don Elliot, Benny Golson, Urbie Green, Jim Hall, Oliver Nelson, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, Frank Rehak, Margaret Ross, Willie Ruff, Lalo Schifrin, Tony Studd, Frank Wess, Chris White, Sam Woodyard, Snooky Young (RIP: Pepper Adams, Nat Adderley, Art Blakey, Ralph Burns, Billy Byers, Al Cohn, Arne Domnerus, Art Farmer, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Hinton, Milt Jackson, J J Johnson, Osie Johnson, Elvin Jones, Roland Kirk, Steve Lacy, Don Lamond, James Moody, Lee Morgan, Harvey Phillips, Nat Pierce, Tito Puente, Ernie Royal, Bobby Scott, Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson, Nick Travis, Ernie Wilkins, Kai Winding)
  • Jazz ´round midnight - Quincy Jones (1997)

    • Members: Quincy Jones, Les Spann, Clark Terry, Toots Thielemans, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Freddie Hubbard, Budd Johnson, Jerome Richardson)
    • Guests: Kenny Burrell, Gary Burton, Jim Hall, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, Lalo Schifrin, Grady Tate, Bill Watrous, Snooky Young (RIP: Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Billy Eckstine, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Art Farmer, Milt Hinton, Roland Kirk, James Moody, Lee Morgan, Tito Puente, Bobby Scott, Zoot Sims, Kai Winding)
  • Lalo Schifrin - Talkin´ Verve - Lalo Schifrin (1999)

    • Members: Lalo Schifrin
    • Guests: Ray Alonge, Bob Brookmeyer, Richard Davis, George Duvivier, Urbie Green, Jim Hall, Emil Richards, Grady Tate, Clark Terry, Phil Woods, Snooky Young (RIP: Larry Bunker, Don Butterfield, Red Callender, Conte Candoli, Jimmy Cleveland, Dizzy Gillespie, J J Johnson, Mel Lewis, James Moody, Jerome Richardson, Ernie Royal, Cal Tjader, Kai Winding)
    • Producer: Quincy Jones, Creed Taylor
  • Q: the musical biography of Quincy Jones - Quincy Jones (10/2001)

    • Members: Patti Austin, John Bello, Buddy Catlett, Vivian Cherry, Pete Christlieb, Art Davis, Eric Dixon, Paul Faulise, Curtis Fuller, Jerry Hey, James Ingram, Leonard Johnson, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Joe Lopes, Stu Martin, Greg Phillinganes, John Robinson, Les Spann, Rod Temperton, Clark Terry, Toots Thielemans, Julius Watkins, Phil Woods (RIP: Benny Bailey, Patti Bown, Jimmy Cleveland, Freddie Hubbard, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson, Porter Kilbert, Melba Liston, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ake Persson, Jerome Richardson, Frank Rosolino, Sahib Shihab, Floyd Standifer, Britt Woodman)
    • Guests: Albert Aarons, Arthur Adams, Gloria Agostini, Gerald Albright, Monty Alexander, Ray Alonge, Wayne Andre, John Audino, Tom Bahler, Mickey Baker, Danny Bank, Dave Bargeron, John Barnes, Max Bennett, George Benson, Jerry Bergonzi, Harry Bluestone, Michael Boddicker, George Bohanon, Oscar Brashear, Clifford Brown, Delmar Brown, Garnett Brown, Bobby Bruce, Bobby Bryant, Robbie Buchanan, Lindsey Buckingham, Dennis Budimir, James Buffington, Henderson Chambers, Bill Champlin, Leon Ndugu Chancler, Gene Cipriano, John Clark, Rudy Collins, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper, Bob Cranshaw, Andrae Crouch, Sandra Crouch, John D´Earth, Paulinho Da Costa, Wallace Davenport, Richard Davis, Vincent DeRosa, George Devens, George Doering, David Duke, George Duke, Cornell Dupree, Bob Dylan, Nathan East, Jesse Ehrlich, Don Elliot, Sheila E Escovedo, Gene Estes, Anita Evans, Miles Evans, Jon Faddis, Victor Feldman, Chuck Findley, Alex Foster, David Foster, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Simon Franglen, Aretha Franklin, Steve Gadd, James Gadson, Alexander Gafa, Kenny Garrett, Siedah Garrett, Grant Geissman, James Getzoff, Astrud Gilberto, Jim Gilstrap, Sal Giorgianni, Bernie Glow, Gil Goldstein, Gary Grant, Diva Gray, Freddie Green, Urbie Green, William Green, Lani Groves, George Gruntz, Dave Grusin, Bobbye Hall, Daryl Hall, Jim Hall, Herbie Hancock, Hilda Harris, Ernie Hayes, Roy Haynes, Marlo Henderson, Conrad Herwig, Bill Hughes, Paul Humphrey, Kim Hutchcroft, Anthony Jackson, Paul Jackson, Tito Jackson, Al Jarreau, Mortonette Jenkins, Billy Joel, Howard Johnson, Virgil Jones, Carol Kaye, Joel Kaye, Roger Kellaway, Randy Kerber, Chaka Khan, Steve Khan, B B King, Abraham Laboriel, Cyndi Lauper, Hubert Laws, Lou Levy, Huey Lewis, Kenny Loggins, Harry Lookofsky, Charles Loper, Herb Lovell, Steve Lukather, Edgar Lustgarten, Ralph MacDonald, Arthur Maebe, Tony Maiden, Bob Malach, Tom Malone, Johnny Mandel, Sam Marowitz, Harvey Mason, Greg Mathieson, Myrna Matthews, Lincoln Mayorga, Howard McCrary, Ullanda McCullough, Michael McDonald, Earl McIntyre, Hal McKusick, Paulette McWilliams, Mike Melvoin, Bette Midler, Tommy Morgan, Sidney Muldrow, Dick Nash, Oliver Nelson, Willie Nelson, John Oates, Michael Omartian, Richard Page, David Paich, Chris Parker, Leon Pendarvis, Bobby Plater, Steve Porcaro, Al Porcino, Seldon Powell, Bernard Purdie, Chuck Rainey, Alan Raph, Bill Reichenbach, Emil Richards, Mike Richmond, Wallace Roney, Roger Rosenberg, Diana Ross, Brenda Russell, Joe Sample, Zachary Sanders, Sheldon Sanov, Lalo Schifrin, Larry Schneider, Manfred Schoof, Don Sebesky, Ken Shroyer, Paul Shure, Alfie Silas, Paul Simon, Valerie Simpson, Lew Soloff, Maurice Spears, David Spinozza, Bruce Springsteen, Stephanie Spruill, Marvin Stamm, Maeretha Stewart, Neil Stubenhaus, Tony Studd, Bill Summers, Grady Tate, David Tofani, Ray Triscari, Tina Turner, Ian Underwood, Ack Van Rooyen, Tom Varner, Harold Vick, Gerald Vinci, David T Walker, Jack Walrath, Oren Waters, Bill Watrous, Bobby Watson, Wah Wah Watson, Ernie Watts, Chauncey Welsch, Frank Wess, Chris White, Larry Williams, Carolyn Willis, Stevie Wonder, Sam Woodyard, George Young, Snooky Young (RIP: George Adams, Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Cat Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Danny Barcelona, Everett Barksdale, Count Basie, Paul Beaver, Louie Bellson, Johnny Board, Michael Brecker, Lawrence Brown, Ray Brown, Milt Buckner, Larry Bunker, Jaki Byard, Billy Byers, Harry Carney, Benny Carter, Paul Chambers, Ray Charles, Buddy Childers, Kenny Clarke, Reverend James Cleveland, Sonny Cohn, Buddy Collette, John Collins, Joe Darensbourg, Miles Davis, Billy Eckstine, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Roy Eldridge, Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, Art Farmer, Ella Fitzgerald, Barry Galbraith, Eric Gale, Paul Gonsalves, Al Grey, Paul Griffin, Gwen Guthrie, Jimmy Hamilton, Lionel Hampton, Donny Hathaway, Haywood Henry, Milt Hinton, Johnny Hodges, Shirley Horn, Michael Jackson, Milt Jackson, Eddie Jefferson, Waylon Jennings, J J Johnson, Keg Johnson, Osie Johnson, Jimmy Jones, Thad Jones, Armand Kaproff, Nathan Kaproff, Barney Kessel, Roland Kirk, Gene Krupa, Billy Kyle, Shelly Manne, Big Maybelle, Lew McCreary, Dave McKenna, Carmen McRae, Pierre Michelot, Grover Mitchell, James Moody, Gerry Mulligan, Ray Nance, Jack Nimitz, Anita O´Day, Cecil Payne, Sonny Payne, Bill Perkins, Oscar Pettiford, Flip Phillips, Harvey Phillips, Benny Powell, Chano Pozo, Billy Preston, Vincent Price, Russell Procope, Don Rader, Howard Roberts, Ernie Royal, Marshall Royal, Bobby Scott, Bud Shank, Charlie Shavers, Arvell Shaw, Eddie Shu, Frank Sinatra, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, Tommy Tedesco, Richard Tee, Sonny Terry, Lucky Thompson, Nick Travis, Luther Vandross, Sarah Vaughan, Earle Warren, Dinah Washington, Barry White, Cootie Williams, Kai Winding, Joe Zawinul)
    • Producer: Creed Taylor (RIP: Norman Granz, Bob Shad, Bob Thiele, Bob Weinstock)
    • Technical: Humberto Gatica, Bernie Grundman, Phil Ramone, Rudy Van Gelder (RIP: Tom Dowd)

RELATED VIDEO LINKS: 5
Disclaimer: I don´t own or upload any of the videos linked here. I just include links to live videos that are already available, in order to show the work of this musician. Anyway, if someone feels that some link shouldn't be included, please write me at the email address shown below. And if you know of more videos featuring James Moody, please, also write me with the link.
  • RIAS Big Band - Giant Steps
  • RIAS Big Band live with James Moody. (Resolution: 240)
    Featuring: Horst Jankowski, James Moody. Rest of the orchestra unknown to me.

  • RIAS Big Band - I Can´t Get Started
  • RIAS Big Band live with James Moody. (Resolution: 240)
    Featuring: Horst Jankowski, James Moody. Rest of the orchestra unknown to me.

  • RIAS Big Band - Wave
  • RIAS Big Band live with James Moody. (Resolution: 240)
    Featuring: Horst Jankowski, James Moody. Rest of the orchestra unknown to me.

  • Dizzy Gillespie - Mmm Hmm
  • Dizzy Gillespie live in 1965. Very funny clip. (Resolution: 360)
    Featuring: Kenny Barron, Rudy Collins, Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Chris White.

  • Dizzy Gillespie - No More Blues
  • Dizzy Gillespie live in 1966. (Resolution: 480)
    Featuring: Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody. Rest of the band unknown to me.


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James Moody mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Dizzy Gillespie (27)
Kenny Barron (20)
Dave Burns (16)
Rudy Collins (15)
Eddie Jefferson (15)
Chris White (15)
Clark Terry (14)
Kenny Clarke (13)
Tom McIntosh (13)
Ernie Royal (13)
Snooky Young (13)
Jimmy Cleveland (12)
Cecil Payne (12)
Todd Coolman (11)

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