James Moody Monterey Jazz Festival 2007 © Paul SlaughterThe jazz great, James Moody, passed away at 85 years old in San Diego on Thursday, December 9, 2010.
Moody was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1925 but grew up New Jersey. Over the years he worked with many jazz groups and extensively with Dizzy Gillespie. Since 1993 he headed up his own quartet. Moody was known for his skilled playing of the alto sax, tenor sax, and flute in his repertoire. He had amiable stage presence, humor and sang a song or two. Moody's latest recording is Moody 4B.
