Cookin' the Blues

Cookin' the Blues
Live album by
Released1964
RecordedJune 1961
VenueThe Jazz Workshop, San Francisco
GenreJazz
LabelArgo
LP 756
ProducerJack Tracy
James Moody chronology
Moody with Strings
(1961)
Cookin' the Blues
(1964)
Another Bag
(1962)

Cookin' the Blues is a live album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in San Francisco in 1961 and released on the Argo label in 1964.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars.[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by James Moody, except as indicated

  1. "The Jazz Twist" – 6:36
  2. "One For Nat" (Gene Kee) – 5:52
  3. "Bunny Boo" – 5:30
  4. "Moody Flooty" – 4:12
  5. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:45
  6. "Disappointed" (Eddie Jefferson) – 2:06
  7. "Sister Sadie" (Horace Silver) – 2:42
  8. "Little Buck" – 3:15
  9. "Home Fries" (Kee) – 6:12

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ James Moody discography Archived January 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed February 5, 2013
  2. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956–1965) accessed February 5, 2013
  3. ^ James Moody catalog accessed February 5, 2013
  4. ^ a b Allmusic Review, February 5, 2013