Moods (Paul Quinichette album)

Moods (also referred to as Moods Featuring Paul Quinichette) is the 1954 debut album by American jazz saxophonist Paul Quinichette featuring compositions and arrangements by Quincy Jones released on the EmArcy label. The tracks were recorded on two session dates in November 1954 with two different line-ups, an (almost) regular jazz sextet with flutist Sam Most as second horn player and two guitarists. The second session featured an Afro-Cuban combo with Herbie Mann on flute and also on tenor saxophone and Latin percussion instead of a drum set. The difference between the two sessions was preserved in splitting the album with the later recorded Latin jazz session on the LP's A-side, the more straight ahead approach on the other.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "The mixture of straight-ahead and Afro-Cuban jazz works quite well".

Track listing

All compositions by Quincy Jones except as indicated

"Tropical Intrigue" - 3:04
"Grasshopper" - 4:02
"Dilemma Diablo" - 4:03
"I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Clarence Gaskill) - 6:44
"Plush Life" - 7:48
"You're Crying" - 3:13
"Shorty Georgie" (Harry Edison, Count Basie) - 6:33
"Pablo's Roonie" - 4:53

Recorded at Fine Sound Studios, New York City on November 4 (tracks 5–8) and November 22 (tracks 1–4), 1954

Personnel

Quincy Jones - arranger for all tracks

Tracks 1–4 (Side A of original LP)

Paul Quinichette - tenor saxophone
Herbie Mann - flute, tenor saxophone
Jimmy Jones - piano
Al Hall - bass
Tommy Lopez - congas
Manny Oquendo - bongos
Willie Rodriguez - timbales

Tracks 5–8 (Side B of original LP)

Paul Quinichette - tenor saxophone
Sam Most - flute
Sir Charles Thompson - piano
Jerome Darr, Barry Galbraith - guitar
Paul Chambers - bass
Harold Wing - drums

References

Original liner notes on back cover, unknown author, cf. images of Paul Quinichette - Moods at Discogs
EmArcy Records discography accessed September 27, 2012
^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 27, 2012

v t e Paul Quinichette
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Moods (1954) Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette (and John Coltrane, 1957) For Basie (1957) On the Sunny Side (1957) The Chase Is On (with Charlie Rouse, 1957) Basie Reunion (1958) Like Basie! (1959)
With Count Basie	Basie Jazz (1952) Dance Session Album No. 2 (1952) The Count! (1952) The Swinging Count! (1952)
With others	The Big Sound (Gene Ammons, 1958) Groove Blues (Gene Ammons, 1958) Kansas City Revisited (Bob Brookmeyer, 1958) An Evening with Billie Holiday (1952) Lady Sings the Blues (Billie Holiday, 1956) Wheelin' & Dealin' (Prestige All-Stars, 1957) Sarah Vaughan (1955) The Dealers (Mal Waldron, 1964) Blazing Ballads (Dinah Washington, 1951) After Hours with Miss "D" (Dinah Washington, 1953–54) For Lady (Webster Young, 1957)

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