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1969 studio album by James Moody
The Blues and Other Colors is an album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in 1968 and 1969 and released on the Milestone label.[ 1] [ 2]
Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "Best known for his tenor and alto playing (although he is also recognized as a talented flutist), Moody is here heard exclusively on soprano and flute... Moody plays quite well and sounds surprisingly effective on soprano, an instrument he would rarely return to in the future".[ 3]
All compositions by James Moody except as indicated
"Main Stem" (Duke Ellington ) – 3:37
"Everyone Needs It" – 4:06
"Savannah Calling" – 4:14
"A Statement" – 5:17
"Gone Are the Days" (Stephen Foster ) – 3:03
"Feeling Low" – 4:53
"You Got to Pay" (Tom McIntosh) – 3:22
"Old Folks " (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison ) – 5:49
James Moody – soprano saxophone , flute
Tom McIntosh – trombone, arranger, conductor
Johnny Coles – trumpet (tracks 1–4 & 8)
Britt Woodman – trombone (tracks 5–7)
Jim Buffington – French horn (tracks 5–7)
Joe Farrell – alto flute , oboe, alto saxophone (tracks 1–4 & 8)
Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone (tracks 1–4 & 8)
Kenny Barron (tracks 1–4 & 8), Dick Katz (tracks 5–7) – piano
Alfred Brown – viola (tracks 5–7)
Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore – cello (tracks 5–7)
Ron Carter (tracks 1 & 4–8), Ben Tucker (tracks 2 & 3) – bass , electric bass
Connie Kay (tracks 5–7), Freddie Waits (tracks 1–4 & 8) – drums
Linda November – vocals (tracks 5–7)
^ James Moody discography Archived January 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed February 11, 2015
^ James Moody catalog accessed February 11, 2015
^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review , February 11, 2015
^ Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin . p. 1032. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0 .
Studio albums Collaborations Live recordings Compositions
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums as leader or co-leader
You Had Better Listen (with Jimmy Owens , 1967)
Sunset to Dawn (1973)
Peruvian Blue (1974)
In Tandem (and Ted Dunbar , 1975)
Lucifer (1975)
Innocence (1978)
Together (and Tommy Flanagan , 1978)
Golden Lotus (1980)
Kenny Barron at the Piano (1981)
Imo Live (1982)
Spiral (1982)
Green Chimneys (1983–87)
1+1+1 (1984)
Autumn in New York (1984)
Landscape (1984)
Scratch (1985)
The Red Barron Duo (and Red Mitchell , 1986)
Two as One (and Buster Williams , 1986)
What If? (1986)
Live at Fat Tuesdays (1988)
Rhythm-a-Ning (and John Hicks , 1989)
Invitation (1990)
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten (1990)
The Only One (1990)
Confirmation (and Barry Harris , 1991)
Lemuria-Seascape (1991)
The Moment (1991)
Quickstep (1991)
Sambao (1992)
Other Places (1993)
Wanton Spirit (1994)
Swamp Sally (and Mino Cinelu , 1995)
Things Unseen (1995)
Live at Bradley's (1996)
Live at Bradley's II (1996)
Night and the City (and Charlie Haden , 1996)
Spirit Song (1999)
Canta Brasil (2000)
Freefall (and Regina Carter , 2000)
Images (2003)
Super Standard (2004)
The Traveler (2007)
Minor Blues (2009)
Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights (2012)
The Art of Conversation (and Dave Holland , 2014)
Book of Intuition (2015)
Concentric Circles (2018)
Without Deception (and Dave Holland , 2020)
The Source (2023)
Member ofSphere WithBill Barron WithRon Carter WithStan Getz WithDizzy Gillespie WithFreddie Hubbard WithYusef Lateef WithJames Moody WithBuddy Rich With others
Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein (Karrin Allyson , 2015)
Live at the Blue Note (Franco Ambrosetti , 1992)
Mustang (Curtis Amy , 1967)
Old Bottles - New Wine (Ray Anderson , 1985)
The Best Thing for You (Chet Baker , 1977)
You Can't Go Home Again (Chet Baker, 1977)
Studio Trieste (Chet Baker and Hubert Laws , 1982)
Bad Benson (George Benson , 1974)
Code Red (Cindy Blackman , 1990)
The Oracle (Cindy Blackman, 1995)
Shining Hour (Larry Coryell , 1989)
Quicksand (Ted Curson , 1974)
Continuum (Ray Drummond , 1994)
Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin , 1967)
Tex Book Tenor (Booker Ervin, 1968)
All That Jazz (Ella Fitzgerald , 1989)
Awakening (Sonny Fortune , 1975)
Two for the Blues (Frank Foster and Frank Wess , 1983)
Frankly Speaking (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1984)
Tiger in the Rain (Michael Franks , 1978)
Man & Woman (George Freeman , 1974)
Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Jim Hall , 1996)
Light and Lively (Louis Hayes , 1989)
Una Max (Louis Hayes, 1989)
The Gap Sealer (Albert Heath , 1972)
Kwanza (The First) (Jimmy Heath , 1973)
Now! (Bobby Hutcherson , 1969)
In the Vanguard (Bobby Hutcherson, 1986)
New Agenda (Elvin Jones , 1975)
Time Capsule (Elvin Jones, 1977)
The Bassist! (Sam Jones , 1979)
We're Goin' Up (Eric Kloss , 1967)
Jazz Nocturne (Lee Konitz , 1992)
Number Two Express (Christian McBride , 1995)
Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (Helen Merrill , 1995)
Never Never Land (Jane Monheit , 2000)
Peace and Rhythm (Idris Muhammad , 1971)
A Time for Love (Arturo Sandoval , 2010)
This Bud's for You... (Bud Shank , 1984)
Solid (Woody Shaw , 1986)
Kamau (Charles Sullivan , 1995)
Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry , 1972)
A Bluish Bag (Stanley Turrentine , 1967)
Jazz French Horn (Tom Varner , 1985)
Listen Here (Roseanna Vitro , 1982)
Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington , 1967)
Two at the Top (Frank Wess and Johnny Coles , 1983)
New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson , 2003)