James Moody

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James Moody was an influential American jazz saxophonist and flautist best known for his work in bebop and his long association with Dizzy Gillespie.

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James Moody canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bebop musician ⓘ
flautist ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ
associatedWith Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group ⓘ
basedOn I’m in the Mood for Love ⓘ
collaboratedWith Art Blakey ⓘ
Charles Mingus ⓘ
Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ
Max Roach ⓘ
Milt Jackson ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
familyName Moody ⓘ
fullName James Moody ⓘ
genre bebop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
influenced later generations of jazz saxophonists ⓘ
influencedBy Charlie Parker ⓘ
Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ
instrument alto saxophone ⓘ
flute ⓘ
soprano saxophone ⓘ
tenor saxophone ⓘ
memberOf Dizzy Gillespie’s band ⓘ
movement bebop ⓘ
notableAlbum Don’t Look Away Now! ⓘ
James Moody’s Greatest Hits ⓘ
Last Train from Overbrook ⓘ
Moody 4B ⓘ
Moody and the Brass Figures ⓘ
Moody with Strings ⓘ
Moody’s Mood for Love (album) ⓘ
Moody’s Party ⓘ
notableFor expressive flute performances ⓘ
improvisation on “I’m in the Mood for Love” ⓘ
virtuosic bebop saxophone playing ⓘ
notableWork Moody’s Mood for Love ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
recordLabel Argo Records ⓘ
Blue Note Records ⓘ
EmArcy Records ⓘ
Prestige Records ⓘ
RCA Records ⓘ
Savoy Records ⓘ
religion Baháʼí Faith ⓘ
linked to: Baha'i Faith
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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Argo Records → associatedWith → James Moody ⓘ
Johnny Coles → workedWith → James Moody ⓘ
Moody's Mood → inspiredBy → James Moody ⓘ
Moody's Mood → originalCompositionBy → James Moody ⓘ
Moody's Mood → originalSoloist → James Moody ⓘ
Vocalese → features → James Moody ⓘ
James Moody → fullName → James Moody ⓘ