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Cookin' the Blues

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Released
  
1964

Artist
  
James Moody

Producer
  
Jack Tracy

Genre
  
Jazz

Cookin' the Blues (1961)
  
Another Bag (1962)

Release date
  
1964

Label
  
Argo

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Recorded
  
1961 The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco

James Moody albums
  
Another Bag, Hey! It's James Moody, James Moody's Moods, Flute 'n the Blues, Comin' On Strong

Cookin' the Blues is a live album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in San Francisco in 1961 and released on the Argo label in 1964.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by James Moody except as indicated

  1. "The Jazz Twist" - 6:36
  2. "One For Nat" (Gene Kee) - 5:52
  3. "Bunny Boo" - 5:30
  4. "Moody Flooty" - 4:12
  5. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:45
  6. "Disappointed" (Eddie Jefferson) - 2:06
  7. "Sister Sadie" (Horace Silver) - 2:42
  8. "Little Buck" - 3:15
  9. "Home Fries" (Kee) - 6:12

Personnel

  • James Moody - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
  • Howard McGhee - trumpet
  • Bernard McKinney - trombone
  • Musa Kaleem - baritone saxophone
  • Sonny Donaldson - piano
  • Steve Davis - bass
  • Arnold Enlow - drums
  • Eddie Jefferson - vocals - (tracks 6 & 7)

    • References

    Cookin' the Blues Wikipedia
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