Prestige session · in the studio
August 24, 1955
James Moody And His Band
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
- This day's music is on 2 records: Hi Fi Party, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 789 | Big Ben | PRLP 7011 |
| 790 | Little John | PRLP 7011 |
| 791 | Show Eyes | PRLP 7011 |
| 792 | And You Called My Name | PRLP 7011 |
| 793 | Jammin' With James | PRLP 7056 |
5 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7036 | Wail Moody Wail | James Moody And His Band | 1956 | 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 |