In 1949, Moody moved to Europe to escape the racial tensions in the U.S. He recorded his masterpiece, "Moody's Mood for Love," while in Sweden, which cemented his reputation as a major player. He ...

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James Moody, 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 ...

[We] departed, thankful for witnessing a musical legend expertly displaying his technical craft. But we were also touched, albeit for only ninety minutes, by the sheer exuberance of a gentleman ...

James Moody, a jazz saxophonist and flutist whose improvised solo on a recording of the song “I’m in the Mood for Love” became a jazz classic, died Thursday in San Diego, where he had lived in recent ...

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.

James Moody’s puckish persona and penchant for bad puns would seem to argue against his status as an elder statesman of jazz, but there’s no disputing his place in music history. Known primarily for ...

SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO — Jazz saxophonist James Moody is best known for his 1949 “Moody’s Mood for Love,” but when he recorded the hit that eventually was elected into the Grammy Awards’ Hall of Fame, he ...

Saxophonist James Moody died Thursday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 85. Moody's name and career are forever linked to "Moody's Mood for Love," the minor hit single that inspired singer ...