behalf that he had pancreatic cancer, and had chosen not to have it treated aggressively. After palliative care, Moody died in San Diego, on December 9, 2010, from complications resulting from the cancer. Discography As leader 1949: James Moody's Greatest Hits! with The Swedish All Stars (Prestige [1966]) 1951: More of James Moody's Greatest Hits with The Swedish All Stars (Prestige [1967]) 1952: James Moody and his Modernists (Blue Note) 1952: James Moody with Strings (Blue Note) – Conducted by André Hodeir (originally Moody's Mood, Vogue (France)) 1954: Moody (Prestige) 1954–55: James Moody's Moods (Prestige) 1955: Hi Fi Party (Prestige) 1955: Wail, Moody, Wail (Prestige) 1956: Flute 'n the Blues (Argo) 1956: Moody's Mood for Love (Argo) 1958: Last Train from Overbrook (Argo) 1959: James Moody (Argo) 1960: Hey! It's James Moody (Argo) 1960–61: Moody with Strings (Argo) 1961: Cookin' the Blues (Argo) 1962: Another Bag (Argo) 1963: Great Day (Argo) 1963: Comin' On Strong (Argo) 1964: Running the Gamut (Scepter) 1966: Moody and the Brass Figures (Milestone) 1968–69: The Blues and Other Colors (Milestone) 1969: Don't Look Away Now! (Prestige) 1970: Teachers (Perception) 1971: Heritage Hum (Perception) 1971: Chicago Concert (Prestige) with Gene Ammons 1972: Never Again! (Muse) 1973: Feelin' It Together (Muse) 1973: Sax and Flute Man (Paula) 1976: Timeless Aura (Vanguard) 1976: Sun Journey (Vanguard) 1977: Beyond this World (Vanguard) 1986: Something Special (Novus) 1989: Sweet and Lovely (Novus) 1991: Moving Forward (Novus) 1991: Honey (Novus) 1995: Moody's Party: Live at the Blue Note (Telarc) 1996: Young at Heart (Warner Bros.) 1997: Moody Plays Mancini (Warner Bros.) 1997: Warner Jams, Vol. 2: The Two Tenors with Mark Turner, Larry Goldings (Warner Bros.) 1998: At the Jazz Workshop GRP AllMusic 2003: Homage (Savoy) 2005: The World Is a Ghetto (Fuel 2000) 2008: Our Delight with Hank Jones (IPO) 2009: Moody 4A (IPO) 2010: Moody 4B (IPO) As sideman With Art FarmerNew York Jazz Sextet: Group Therapy (Scepter, 1966) With Gil FullerNight Flight (Pacific Jazz, 1965) - all titles released on CD reissue of Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy GillespieWith Dizzy GillespieThe Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Bluebird, 1937-1949 [1995])Big Band in Concert (GNP Crescendo, 1948)The New Continent (Limelight, 1962)Something Old, Something New (Philips, 1963)Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (Philips, 1964)Dizzy Goes Hollywood (Philips, 1964)The Cool World (Philips, 1964)Jambo Caribe (Limelight, 1964)I/We Had a Ball (Limelight, 1965) - 1 trackThe Melody Lingers