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James Moody

1925 - 2010

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James Moody (March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2010) was an American jazz saxophone and flute player and very occasional vocalist, playing predominantly in the bebop and hard bop styles. The annual James Moody Jazz Festival is held in Newark, New Jersey. Moody had an unexpected hit with "Moody's Mood for Love", a 1952 song written by Eddie Jefferson, which used as its melody an improvised solo that Moody had played on a 1949 recording of "I'm in the Mood for Love". Moody adopted the song as his own, recording it with Jefferson on his 1956 album Moody's Mood for Love and performing the song regularly in concert, often singing the vocals himself. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). James Moody is the 2,192nd most popular musician (up from 2,203rd in 2024), the 11,883rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,665th in 2019) and the 881st most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, James Moody ranks 2,192 out of 3,175. Before him are Jesper Strömblad, Daniel Steibelt, Håkan Hardenberger, Stanley Jordan, Vilayat Khan, and Jeff Ament. After him are Savina Yannatou, David Lindley, Patrick Leonard, Macy Gray, Joan Armatrading, and John Hiatt.

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Among people born in 1925, James Moody ranks 507. Before him are Kasey Rogers, Slater Martin, Aristid Lindenmayer, Frank Kameny, Yekaterina Mikhailova-Demina, and June Christy. After him are Bob Tinning, Jay Chamberlain, Robert Cormier, Cara Williams, Tom Dowd, and Frank Borghi. Among people deceased in 2010, James Moody ranks 429. Before him are Alexander Belostenny, Doris Eaton Travis, Kanu Sanyal, Grażyna Gęsicka, Clive Donner, and Christoph Schlingensief. After him are Harvey Pekar, Oleg Kopayev, Vicki Draves, Peter Christopherson, David Thompson, and Simon Monjack.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Moody ranks 11,885 out of 20,380. Before him are David McCullough (1933), Clyde Lovellette (1929), Steven R. McQueen (1988), Vern Mikkelsen (1928), Jeff Ament (1963), and Alan Rudolph (1943). After him are Alonzo Mourning (1970), Hampton Fancher (1938), LeRoy Pope Walker (1817), Beverly Cleary (1916), James Barbour (1775), and David Lindley (1944).

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Among musicians born in United States, James Moody ranks 881. Before him are Jim Byrnes (1948), Perry Farrell (1959), John Kiffmeyer (1969), Gar Samuelson (1958), Stanley Jordan (1959), and Jeff Ament (1963). After him are David Lindley (1944), Patrick Leonard (1956), Macy Gray (1967), John Hiatt (1952), Jeff Berlin (1953), and Mike Bordin (1962).

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