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Hi Fi Party

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Hi Fi Party
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedAugust 23 & 24, 1955
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length46:49
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7011
ProducerBob 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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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  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

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Production

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed February 1, 2013
  2. ^ a b 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.