

Whether letting loose with Miles Davis and Tadd Dameron in Paris (“Lady Bird”), gliding with Dizzy Gillespie in Monterey (“Night Flight”), or navigating Milt Jackson's luscious harmonies at MoMA in New York (“Simplicity & Beauty”), James Moody always put his woodwind skills to good use. Oh, and if that's not enough, he was a gifted singer, too (“I'm in the Mood for Love”).