''Hi Fi Party'' is an album by saxophonist
James Moody recorded in 1955 and released on the
Prestige label.
Prestige Records discography
accessed February 1, 2013 The CD reissue added a bonus track which originally appeared on '' James Moody's Moods''.
Reception
Scott Yanow
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Biography
Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles.
Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...
, in a review for AllMusic, stated: "For a period in the mid-'50s, tenor saxophonist James Moody (who doubled on alto) was able to keep together a swinging septet that played bop in a fairly accessible way".[Yanow, S]
Allmusic Review
February 1, 2013
Track listing
# " There Will Never Be Another You" ( Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
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) - 3:49
# " Hard to Get" (Jack Segal
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) - 4:03
# "Disappointed" (Eddie Jefferson) - 6:19
# "Big Ben" (Benny Golson
Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launch ...
) - 4:16
# "Show Eyes" ( John Adriano Acea) - 4:22
# "Little John" (John Latham) - 4:20
# "And You Called My Name" (Golson) - 4:10
# "Little Ricky" (Acea) - 3:54
# "Jammin' with James" (Dave Burns, James Moody) - 11:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
* James Moody - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
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*Dave Burns - trumpet
*William Shepherd - trombone
* Pee Wee Moore - baritone saxophone
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*Jimmy Boyd - piano
*John Latham - bass
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*Clarence Johnston
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- drums
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* Eddie Jefferson - vocal
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(out chorus track 3)
Production
*Bob Weinstock - supervisor
* Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
References
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James Moody (saxophonist) albums
1956 albums
Prestige Records albums
Albums produced by Bob Weinstock
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio