Cookin' the Blues explained

Cookin' the Blues
Type:	Live album
Artist:	James Moody
Cover:	Cookin' the Blues.jpg
Released:	1964
Recorded:	June 1961
Venue:	The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Argo LP 756
Producer:	Jack Tracy
Chronology:	James Moody
Prev Title:	Moody with Strings
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Another Bag
Next Year:	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

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

Track listing

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

• James Moody – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
• Howard McGhee – trumpet
• Bernard McKinney – trombone
• Musa Kaleem – baritone saxophone
• Sonny Donaldson – piano
• Steve Davis – bass
• Arnold Enlow – drums
• Eddie Jefferson – vocals – (tracks 6 & 7)

Notes and References

1. http://www.varelasite.com.ar/moodydisco.htm James Moody discography
2. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956–1965) accessed February 5, 2013
3. http://www.jazzdisco.org/james-moody/catalog/#argo-lp-756 James Moody catalog
4. http://www.allmusic.com/album/cookin-the-blues-mw0000868146 Allmusic Review