Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
James Moody And His Modernists
| Recorded | Oct 19, 1948 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 5006 |
| Released | 1948 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 315544 |
The record
A snapshot of bebop's Afro-Cuban turn, cut for Blue Note as Moody's tenor traded phrases with Ernie Henry and Cecil Payne over Chano Pozo's congas and Art Blakey's drums. Dizzy Gillespie's big-band DNA runs through this session, caught just before Pozo's untimely death that December.
Session personnel
- Ernie Henry — alto saxophone
- Cecil Payne — baritone saxophone
- Nelson Boyd — bass
- Chano Pozo — congas, vocals
- Art Blakey — drums
- Teddy Stewart — drums
- Hen Gates — piano
- James Moody — tenor saxophone
- Dave Burns — trumpet
- Elmon Wright — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1951 | Blue Note · BLP 5006 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1955 | Blue Note · BLP 5006 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove |
| 1952 | Blue Note · BLP 5006 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono |
| 1991 | Blue Note — MONO, LIMITED EDITION |
| 1999 | Blue Note · TOJJ-5006 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono, Reissue, Limited Edition |
| 1999 | Blue Note · TOJJ-5006 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
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