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James Moody

1925 - 2010

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James Moody (March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2010) was an American jazz saxophone and flute player and very occasional vocalist, playing predominantly in the bebop and hard bop styles. The annual James Moody Jazz Festival is held in Newark, New Jersey. Moody had an unexpected hit with "Moody's Mood for Love", a 1952 song written by Eddie Jefferson, which used as its melody an improvised solo that Moody had played on a 1949 recording of "I'm in the Mood for Love". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Moody has received more than 23,289 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. James Moody is the 2,200th most popular musician (down from 1,919th in 2019), the 11,662nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,885th in 2019) and the 886th most popular American Musician.

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  • 23k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, James Moody ranks 2,200 out of 3,175. Before him are Harry Edison, Jeff Berlin, Buzz Osborne, Jimmy Rogers, Frank Gambale, and Artimus Pyle. After him are Steven Isserlis, Trentemøller, Steve Albini, DJ Snake, Reverend Gary Davis, and Jesper Strömblad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, James Moody ranks 499. Before him are Edward F. Moore, Fernand Decanali, Bob Tinning, Phillip V. Tobias, William Jones, and Božena Srncová. After him are Kurt Lundquist, Adelina Gutiérrez, Roy Brown, Eddie Baily, Robert Cormier, and Finn Pedersen. Among people deceased in 2010, James Moody ranks 435. Before him are Edwin Valero, Charlie Hickcox, Maureen Forrester, Dick Gibson, Mitch Miller, and Oleg Kopayev. After him are Eddie Baily, Art Clokey, David Blackwell, Juanita M. Kreps, Vladislav Galkin, and Jimmy Dean.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Moody ranks 11,662 out of 20,380. Before him are Martin Milner (1931), Liza Koshy (1996), Richard Price (1949), Artimus Pyle (1948), Louise Fazenda (1895), and Hiram Fong (1906). After him are Sammy Lee (1920), Marvin Stalder (1905), Mark Hanna (1837), John Cody (1907), Mal Whitfield (1924), and Ed Lee (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, James Moody ranks 886. Before him are Chuck Leavell (1952), Harry Edison (1915), Jeff Berlin (1953), Buzz Osborne (1964), Jimmy Rogers (1924), and Artimus Pyle (1948). After him are Steve Albini (1962), Reverend Gary Davis (1896), Jimmy DeGrasso (1963), Steve Kuhn (1938), Shirley Scott (1934), and Les Claypool (1963).

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