Hi Fi Party

Hi Fi Party
Studio album by James Moody
Released	1956
Recorded	August 23 & 24, 1955 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:49
Label	Prestige PRLP 7011
Producer	Bob Weinstock
James Moody chronology
James Moody's Moods (1955) Hi Fi Party (1956) Wail, Moody, Wail (1955)

Hi Fi Party is an album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in 1955 and released on the Prestige label.[1] The CD reissue added a bonus track which originally appeared on James Moody's Moods.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Scott Yanow, in a review for AllMusic, stated: "For a period in the mid-'50s, tenor saxophonist James Moody (who doubled on alto) was able to keep together a swinging septet that played bop in a fairly accessible way".[2]

Track listing

1. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 3:49
2. "Hard to Get" (Jack Segal) - 4:03
3. "Disappointed" (Eddie Jefferson) - 6:19
4. "Big Ben" (Benny Golson) - 4:16
5. "Show Eyes" (John Adriano Acea) - 4:22
6. "Little John" (John Latham) - 4:20
7. "And You Called My Name" (Golson) - 4:10
8. "Little Ricky" (Acea) - 3:54
9. "Jammin' with James" (Dave Burns, James Moody) - 11:36 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• James Moody - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
• Dave Burns - trumpet
• William Shepherd - trombone
• Pee Wee Moore - baritone saxophone
• Jimmy Boyd - piano
• John Latham - bass
• Clarence Johnston - drums
• Eddie Jefferson - vocal (out chorus track 3)

Production

• Bob Weinstock - supervisor
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed February 1, 2013
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, February 1, 2013
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1030. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.