cover pic Moody’s Party: Live at the Blue Note
James Moody Quartet
 
Telarc Jazz   83382
Recorded live at the Blue Note, New York -- Mar 26, 1995
 
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James Moody: alto and tenor saxophone; vocals
Mulgrew Miller: piano
hear Moody introduce Chris! Todd Coolman: bass
Terri Lyne Carrington: drums
 
Special Guests:
Chris Potter: tenor saxophone on 1 and 8
Grover Washington, Jr.: soprano saxophone
Arturo Sandoval: trumpet
Roy Ayers: vibraphone
Bill Cosby: spoken vocals
  1. A Birthday Tribute
  2. Groovin’ High
  3. It Might As Well Be Spring
  4. Parker’s Mood
  5. The Eternal Triangle
  6. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
  7. Benny’s From Heaven
  8. Bebop
    9.
Chris’s close encounter with Sonny Rollins at this gig:
I was ... quoting some Sonny solo and I looked up and there he was at a table with Max Roach. I was a little astonished, but kept playing. I’m sorry we didn’t get a chance to talk but at least I had the opportunity to play for him.