Great Day (album)
Great Day (also released as The Great Day) is an album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in 1963 and released on the Argo label.[1][2][3] It was supervised by Esmond Edwards who also did the cover painting.
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | June 17 & 18, 1963 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Argo LP 725 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Reception
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Ron Wynn of Allmusic states, "Some good, sometimes excellent sax and flute work from the always reliable James Moody. This was a period in which he was dabbling sometimes in soul jazz and other times in hard bop, but mostly played mainstream, straight-ahead originals, standards, and ballads".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Tom McIntosh except as indicated
- "Great Day" - 4:00
- "The Search" - 4:35
- "Let's Try" - 3:22
- "One Never Knows" (John Lewis) - 5:18
- "Opales'que" (Dennis Sandole) - 5:01
- "Blues Impromptu" (James Moody) - 5:30
- "Malice Toward None" - 5:20
Personnel
- James Moody - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
- Johnny Coles, Thad Jones- trumpet
- Hubert Laws - flute
- Hank Jones, Bernie Leighton - piano
- Jim Hall - guitar
- Richard Davis - bass
- Mel Lewis - drums
- Tom McIntosh - arranger, conductor
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References
- James Moody discography Archived 2016-01-17 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 6, 2013
- Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956-1965) accessed February 6, 2013
- James Moody discography accessed February 6, 2013
- Wynn, R. Allmusic Review, February 6, 2013
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