"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.

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 ...

Saxophonist James Moody, a jazz great known for his song "Moody's Mood for Love," died Thursday. He was respected by jazz musicians for constantly practicing and striving to improve himself as an ...

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

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 ...

Eddie Jefferson later paired the melody of Moody’s solo with a vocalese lyric–since heard by millions as “Moody’s Mood for Love” in recordings by King Pleasure, Van Morrison, and, most ...

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 ...

All About Jazz is celebrating James Moody's birthday today! For over six decades, saxophone master James Moody has serenaded lovers with his signature song Moody\'s Mood for Love an improvisation on ...

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 ...