Moody with Strings explained

James Moody
Type:	Studio
Artist:	James Moody
Cover:	Moody with Strings.jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	July 5 & 6, 1960 and January 16, 1961 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Argo LP 679
Producer:	Jack Tracy
Chronology:	James Moody
Prev Title:	Hey! It's James Moody
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Cookin' the Blues
Next Year:	1961

Moody with Strings is an album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in 1960 and 1961 and released on the Argo label.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.^[4]

James Moody - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Burt Collins, Irvin Markowitz, Don Stratton - trumpet (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9)
Tom McIntosh, Freddie Zito - trombone (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9)
Ray Alonge (tracks 2, 3, 5-7, 9 & 11), John Barrows (tracks 3, 6 & 11), Richard Berg (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9), Jim Buffington (tracks 3, 6 & 11) - French horn
Phil Bonder, Leon Cohen, Joseph Soldo - woodwinds (tracks 3, 6 & 11)
Don Butterfield - tuba (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9)
Hank Jones (tracks 1, 4, 8 & 10), Tommy Flanagan (tracks 3, 6 & 11) - piano
John Beal (tracks 1, 4, 8 & 10), George Duvivier (tracks 2, 3, 5-7, 9 & 11) - bass
Tom Gillen (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9), Osie Johnson (tracks 1, 4, 8 & 10), Charlie Persip (tracks 3, 6 & 11) - drums
Torrie Zito - piano (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9) arranger, conductor
Unidentified large string orchestra (tracks 1, 4, 8 & 10)