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 ...

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 ...

“I heard 'Moody’s Mood for Love’ on the radio almost every night as a little kid. Even though it was a hit in 1949, I knew it like it was a current single.

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 ...

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 ...