Prestige session · in the studio
December 12, 1955
James Moody And His Band
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
- This day's music is on 2 records: Wail Moody Wail, James Moody's Moods
In the room
James Moody – tenor, alto sax- Dave Burns – trumpet
- William Shepherd – trombone
Pee Wee Moore – baritone sax- Jimmy Boyd – piano
- John Lathan – bass
- Clarence Johnson – drums
Photos: James Moody, Jaime Olmo from Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, CC BY 2.0 · Pee Wee Moore, Pee Wee Moore, Duke University, CC BY-SA 3.0
The takes
What the numbers mean
918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 831 | The Golden Touch | PRLP 7036 |
| 832 | The Nearness Of You | PRLP 7036 |
| 833 | The Donkey Serenade | PRLP 7036 |
| 834 | Moody's Blue Again | PRLP 7036 |
| 835 | The Strut | PRLP 7056 |
| 836 | A Sinner Kissed An Angel | PRLP 7056 |
| 837 | Wail Moody, Wail | PRLP 7036 |
7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
PRLP 7036 · 1956Wail Moody WailJames Moody And His Band
PRLP 7056 · 1956James Moody's MoodsJames Moody And His BandTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7011 | Hi Fi Party | James Moody | 1955 | James Moody, Dave Burns, William Shepherd, Pee Wee Moore, Jimmy Boyd, John Lathan, Clarence Johnson |
 | PRLP 7072 | Moody | James Moody And His Band | 1957 | James Moody, Dave Burns, William Shepherd, Pee Wee Moore, Jimmy Boyd, John Lathan, Clarence Johnson |
2 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 5006 | James Moody And His Modernists With Chano Pozo · not on the site yet | James Moody And His Bop Men | 1952 | James Moody, Dave Burns |