James Moody – Wail Moody Wail (1956)

Prestige – PRLP 7036Rec. Date : December 12, 1955 Tenor Sax, Alto Sax : James MoodyBaritone Sax : Pee Wee MooreBass : John LathanDrums : Clarence JohnstonPiano : Jimmy BoydTrombone : William ShepherdTrumpet : Dave Burns Listening to Prestige : #160Album is Not Streamable Billboard : 10/27/1956Score of 78 Set valiantly aims to please the general public, but without compromising principles.

James Moody – Hi Fi Party (1956)

Prestige – PRLP 7011Rec. Dates : August 23, 1955, August 24, 1955 Tenor Sax, Alto Sax : James MoodyBaritone Saxophone : Pee Wee MooreBass : John LathanDrums : Clarence JohnstonPiano : Jimmy BoydTrombone : William ShepherdTrumpet : Dave BurnsVocals : Eddie Jefferson Listening to Prestige : #152Stream this Album Down Beat : 01/25/1956Nat Hentoff : 4 stars This is Moody‘s most pleasurable LP yet