James Moody, 85, an exuberant presence in jazz for more than six decades whose improvised version of "I'm in the Mood for Love" became a surprise hit in the 1950s and launched a form of music ...

"Moody's Mood for Love" has been recorded many times over: first in 1949, when Moody recorded an improvisation in Sweden to the pop song "I'm in the Mood for Love," and then again when Eddie ...

The WMNF Song of the Day for May 19, 2025, "Moody’s Mood for Love" by Tampa Bay's Bossa Nova Queen, Daniele Soledade.

Saxophonist James Moody died Thursday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 85. Moody's name and career are forever linked to "Moody's Mood for Love," the minor hit single that inspired ...

For over six decades, saxophone master James Moody has serenaded lovers with his signature song Moody's Mood for Love an improvisation on the chord progressions of I'm in the Mood for Love. Born in ...

This month, the Savannah Jazz Association is celebrating the legacy of as one of the pioneers of bebop—renowned jazz ...

Jazz saxophonist James Moody is best known for his 1949 "Moody's Mood for Love," but when he recorded the hit that eventually was elected into the Grammy Awards' Hall of Fame, he said, he was just ...

James Moody’s puckish persona and penchant for bad puns would seem to argue against his status as an elder statesman of jazz, but there’s no disputing his place in music history. Known ...

Mighty Moody's Worthy 'Homage' By Steve Futterman. January 27, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. EST. When all the right elements come together on a mainstream jazz album -- the soloists are inspired, the rhythm ...

James Moody, an exuberant presence in jazz for more than six decades whose improvised version of “I’m in the Mood for Love” became a surprise hit in the 1950s and launched a form of music ...

James Moody, an exuberant presence in jazz for more than six decades whose improvised version of “I’m in the Mood for Love” became a surprise hit in the 1950s and launched a form of music ...