James Moody

This CD release contains the complete original albums:
"Comin' On Strong" (Never previously released on CD!)
"Another Bag" (Only previously available on CD on a limited Japanese edition!)

THE TWO LPS INCLUDED ON THIS CD CONSTITUTE THE FIRST TWO COLLABORATIONS BY MOODY AND BARRON UNDER THE INIMITABLE REEDMAN'S LEADERSHIP!

INCLUDES 12-PAGE COMPREHENSIVE BOOKLET!

Personnel: JAMES MOODY (as, ts, fl) & KENNY BARRON (p, org: 4, 6) on all tracks plus:

#1-8: "COMIN' ON STRONG": George Eskridge (g), Chris White (b) & Rudy Collins (d). Recorded in New York, September 16, 1963.

#9-15: "ANOTHER BAG": Paul Serrano (tp), John Avant (tb), Ernest Outlaw (b) & Marshall Thompson (d). Recorded in Chicago, January 30, 1962.

Tracks: 1. Fly Me To The Moon, 2. Dizzy, 3. Autumn Leaves, 4. Ole, 5. Sonnymoon For Two, 6. I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face, 7. Zanzibar, 8. Please Send Me Someone To Love, 9. Sassy Lady, 10. Ally (Parts 1, 2, 3), 11. Spastic, 12. Minuet In G, 13. Cup Bearers, 14. The Day After, 15. Pleyel D'jaime.

Total time: 71:03 mins.

"This is a swinging album by James Moody. It's one of my favorites. He's done some really pretty things for Dizzy recently. I like this a lot, especially the first two choruses, where he's burning at full speed. Moody always plays great. Moody needs to be a bandleader, like he was in the past...Moody is really underrated and it's a shame. Four stars." - Dexter Gordon 1966 blindfold test for the track "Sonnymoon for Two" from the album "Comin' On Strong".