Oct 092020
 

well, i was going to upload something completely different a day or two ago, but the flacs turned out to be corrupt!  i was able to decode them to wav, and then i said ah to hell with it.  instead, here’s one of several james moody shows that i’ve been listening to since.  i could listen to this all day.  these are just fun shows, between the music (‘natch!), and the sense of humour that comes through so well.  of course, i’m a sucker for a cheap laugh, being practically weaned on p.g. wodehouse.  ok, those are perhaps more dry than cheap, but be that as it may, it was hard to pick, so we’re going for the longest of the james moody shows on offer — sure, you have a better tie-breaker?


james moody
jcf theater
skidmore college
saratoga springs ny
26 june 2007

james moody,ts,voc
renee rosnes,p
todd coolman,b
adam nussbaum,dr

01 invitation 17:23
02 body and soul 10:53
03 ann jm 1:31
04 gingerbread boy/giant steps 11:15
05 “bennies” from heaven (jm,voc) 11:13
06 ann jm 1:25
07 con alma 11:02
08 moody’s mood for love (jm,voc) 4:02
09 st. thomas (theme) 2:22

tt 71:12

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sample: t07 con alma.mp3
download: JamesMoody_2007-06-26_SaratogaSpringsNY.zip

Sep 302014
 

so i listened to the other jj johnson shows, and they were both very nice.  here’s the later of those other two.  not quite bookmarking johnson’s career (he didn’t pass away until 2001), but with the other show you have very much “early and late” j.j. johnson.  also, unlike the other two shows that i have, this one includes several compositions by johnson which i think makes it more interesting in some ways.


j.j. johnson quintet
berlin jazz festival
berlin, germany
20 november 1994

j.j. johnson tb
ralph moore ts
renee rosnes p
rufus reid b
billy drummond d

01 quintergy (j.j. johnson) 7.51
02 autumn leaves/ann jjj (kosma) 11.16
03 people time (b.carter) 3.09
04 ann jjj/opus defocus (j.j. johnson) 5.26
05 confirmation (c.parker) 7.59
06 malaga moon/ann jjj (j.j. johnson) 5.11
07 why indianapolis, why not indianapolis (j.j. johnson) 2.56 (inc.)
tt 44.03

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sample:  t04 chat (jjj) > opus defocus.mp3
download: JJ_Johnson_1994-11-20_BerlinJazzFestival.zip