This 1998 CD reissues the recording Cookin' the Blues and adds one selection only previously available on a sampler, plus three unissued cuts from the same date. Although James Moody, who is heard here on tenor, flute and alto, utilizes a septet that includes trumpeter Howard McGhee, he is the main soloist throughout. The set finds Moody mostly emphasizing the blues at mid-to-fast tempos, in addition to playing particularly memorable versions of ballads"It Might as Well Be Spring,""'Round Midnight" and the swinger"Stablemates." Moody's friend, singer Eddie Jefferson has three features:"Disappointed" (based on"Lady Be Good"), Horace Silver's"Sister Sadie," and a fine remake of"Moody's Mood for Love." Throughout the date, James Moody is heard in prime form on all three of his instruments; overall, this is one of his strongest sets.