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 called ...

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 ...

First George Benson sings and then James Moody blows on "Moody's Mood For Love" in this performance from the Festival de Jazz de Vitoria, Spain.

This is FRESH AIR. Jazz saxophonist, flautist and singer James Moody mostly led his own groups, but also performed with friend Dizzy Gillespie and his bands. Moody made an untold number of records ...

Introduction – George Wein; Benny’s from Heaven; Cherokee; Moody’s Mood for Love / The Television Rap; Moody Speaks; Birks' Works; Bebop; Happy Birthday; Ow; Centerpiece / Every Day I Have the Blues*; ...