Moody 4B
Moody 4B | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 25, 2010 | |||
Recorded | July 21, 2008–July 22, 2008 in New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 61:04 | |||
Label | IPO | |||
Producer | Michael Patterson | |||
James Moody chronology | ||||
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Moody 4B is an
Overview
Moody 4B was recorded in July 2008 in New York City.[1] Work began one day after completion of Moody's 2009 release Moody 4A. He employed the same musicians for both recordings; pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Todd Coolman, and drummer Lewis Nash with Moody on tenor sax. The album consists of reworks of seven selections from the Great American Songbook[2] and jazz standards plus two originals composed by Barron, "Nikara's Song", and Coolman, "O.P. Update".[3]
This recording was a total pleasure because producer Bill Sorin let me be me, musically. So many of the previous producers of my albums wanted a "concept." Well, how about the concept being "Moody"? Bill is wonderful!!
In February 2011 Moody 4B won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album by an Individual or Group.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [8] |
Michael G. Nastos of
All About Jazz published three reviews of the album by Warren Allen, Edward Blanco, and Dan Bilawsky. Allen called the album "a healthy dose of good swing by the best in the business". He called the two original numbers "sweet and catchy enough to fit seamlessly into the program" and closes by saying the recording "simply sounds like good jazz should".[3] Blanco closed his review with "At 85 years young, James Moody keeps churning out some of the best straight ahead jazz in the business."[9] Lastly, Bilawsky called the set "a fine edition to the catalog of one of the most enduring and important saxophonists in jazz".[10]
Andrea Canter called the album "a monster quartet outing" in Jazz Police, going on she wrote that "each musician shines although perhaps none more than the leader".[2]
Track listing
- "Take the A Train" (Billy Strayhorn) 4:30
- "Hot House" (Tadd Dameron) 9:11
- "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) 6:27
- "Polka Dots & Moonbeams" (Jimmy Van Heusen) 9:50
- "I Love You" (Cole Porter) 6:45
- "O.P. Update" (Todd Coolman) 5:18
- "Nikara's Song" (Kenny Barron) 6:06
- "Along Came Betty" (Benny Golson) 6:16
- "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 6:41
Personnel
- James Moody – tenor saxophone
- Kenny Barron – piano
- bass
- Lewis Nash – drums
Production
- Michael Patterson – producer
- William F. Sorin – A&R, executive producer
- Jonathan Rosenberg – mastering
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
- Nick Ruechel – photography
- MaryJo Schwalbach – watercolor artwork
References
- ^ a b "James Moody releases Moody 4B". Broadway World. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ a b Canter, Andrea (17 June 2010). "James Moody's Moody 4B (2010, IPO)". Jazz Police. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ a b Allen, Warren (18 June 2010). "Moody 4B". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ a b Barton, Chris (13 February 2011). "Grammy Awards: Voters honor the late James Moody, familiar names in jazz". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Saxophone legend James Moody dies". USA Today. AP. 12 December 2010. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- Grammy Award. Archivedfrom the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ Mergner, Lee (13 February 2011). "Spalding, Hancock and Bridgewater Among Jazz Grammy Winners". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ Allmusic. Archivedfrom the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ Blanco, Edward (19 August 2010). "Moody 4B". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ Bilawsky, Dan (18 August 2010). "Moody 4B". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2011.