# James Moody (1925-2010)

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**Created:** [December 11, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-moody-1925-2010/563814 "2010-12-11T21:47:10Z")
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### Author: ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-moody-1925-2010/563814/1 "2010-12-11T21:47:10Z")

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> **[James Moody (saxophonist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Moody_(saxophonist))**
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> James Moody (March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2010) was an American jazz saxophone and flute player and very occasional vocalist, playing predominantly in the bebop and hard bop styles.
> Moody had an unexpected hit with "Moody's Mood for Love," a 1952 song written by Eddie Jefferson that used as its melody an improvised solo that Moody had played on a 1949 recording of "I'm in the Mood for Love." Moody adopted the song as his own, recording it with Jefferson on his 1956 album Moody's Mood for Love an...

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Vu4QTzpVp4A/hqdefault.jpg "James Moody- I'm in the Mood for Love (aka Moody's Mood for Love)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu4QTzpVp4A)

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ckxMozZZLzA/hqdefault.jpg "James Moody : Moody's Mood for Love") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckxMozZZLzA)