R.I.P. James Moody

Another great saxophonist passes away. I love this antecdote...

Moody told NPR in 1997 that he used to spend a lot of time standing outside the windows of his neighborhood music store in Newark, N.J.

"I used to look at the saxophones every day," Moody said. "I'd just look at 'em, you know. And when I first got my first saxophone, I put it in bed by me and just used to sleep with it, man. Just looking at it."

This 1996 Fresh Air interview is wonderful, especially the part when he talks about Dizzy...



Rest in peace James Moody.