James Moody, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies at 85 (NYT & Aldridge Hansberry)

James Moody - www.nytimes.com
"Topsy was the name of the flute piece that made the top 40's when I was a kid, playing classical flute.
One of the rare times that the flute was front and center and swingin'...
Changed how I heard the instrument. The soloist was Mr. Moody.
Several years later, he did an LP with one side flute and the other soprano saxophone.
I was able to send him a thank you note recently. and now a public, 'Thanks' to a GREAT musician
(U Aldridge Hansberry)"
Lire article du NY Times .

Et pour illustrer sa musique, une petite vidéo (merci Fred) : Ow !.
Pardon pour la mauvaise qualité des premières secondes.

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Jazzfestival Bern, Switzerland 1985, Dizzy Gillespie (tp), James Moody (ts), Gene Harris (p), Ray Brown (b), Grady Tate (d)