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...software, the same kind used in today’s nightclubs and bars. Enormous multi-colored shapes and lines streamed across the screen, all created in real-time by Hagebölling’s students as a visual response to Grubingers’ musical selections. The mood created by these animations was explosive—the popping lights of the final piece transported the viewers from the concert hall to the heart of a dance club...
...April 10, Harvard will contribute to promoting the genre by honoring saxophonist-composer James Moody—best known for the composition “Moody’s Mood for Love”—in recognition for a lifetime of creative achievements...
Starting in the late 1940s, Moody began playing with jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie’s band and continued for several years. His first big hit came with the 1949 song “Moody’s Mood for Love,” on which he played an improvised saxophone solo based on Jimmy McHugh’s “I’m in the Mood For Love...
While he moved to Europe during the mid-century to escape racial prejudices against African Americans, he continued to work throughout this time, and “Moody’s Mood for Love” increased in popularity with jazz vocalist King Pleasure’s own 1954 rendition, Everett says...
...Moody’s Mood for Love” has still managed to retain its popularity, as artists ranging from Van Morrison to Queen Latifah, from Aretha Franklin to Amy Winehouse have recorded their own versions. This iconic piece will be one of Moody’s signature works showcased at the tribute concert...