title: Cookin' the Blues
text: # Cookin' the Blues
  
  Cookin' the Blues is a live album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in San Francisco in 1961 and released on the Argo label in 1964.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  
  The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions by James Moody, except as indicated
  
  * "The Jazz Twist" – 6:36
  * "One For Nat" (Gene Kee) – 5:52
  * "Bunny Boo" – 5:30
  * "Moody Flooty" – 4:12
  * "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:45
  * "Disappointed" (Eddie Jefferson) – 2:06
  * "Sister Sadie" (Horace Silver) – 2:42
  * "Little Buck" – 3:15
  * "Home Fries" (Kee) – 6:12
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * James Moody – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
  * Howard McGhee – trumpet
  * Bernard McKinney – trombone
  * Musa Kaleem – baritone saxophone
  * Sonny Donaldson – piano
  * Steve Davis – bass
  * Arnold Enlow – drums
  * Eddie Jefferson – vocals – (tracks 6 & 7)
  