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Mose Allison: Mose Allison Sings
by Victor Verney
At first glance, Mose Allison Sings might seem to be just another reissued jazz recording from the 1950s. Like most CDs of this ilk, it has been digitally remastered and has additional “bonus" tracks now possible without the space limitations of vinyl records. A cynic might use the term “old wine in new bottles" to characterize ...
Mose Allison: Ramblin' with Mose
by Joel Roberts
Through a career spanning a half-century, Mose Allison has been known mostly for his bluesy hipster vocals and comical compositions like “Your Mind is on Vacation, But Your Mouth is Working Overtime. But he's also a fine bebop-flavored pianist who even spent time back in the '50s in the rhythm sections of such jazz titans as ...
Mose Allison at Yoshi's
by Forrest Dylan Bryant
Is there any living jazz artist so utterly, comprehensively American as Mose Allison? His melting-pot piano style, which seamlessly combines the sounds of back country and big city; his carefree, everyman way of singing; his sly cynicism -- these are all reflections of the national character, and the basis of his five decades of popularity.Allison ...
Mose Allison: Substance and Style
by R.J. DeLuke
The music of Mose Allison, the slick hipster from the Mississippi delta, never fails to get at least a wry, knowing smile from listeners, if not outright laughter--on CD or live in a nightclub. Those that know his work--and that audience is growing, he says--are attracted to his simple, bluesy style as well as ...
Swing It: An Annotated History of Jive
by R.J. DeLuke
Swing It: An Annotated History of Jive Bill Milkowski ISBN: 0823076717 Billboard Books2001 The history of jazz music is rich with characters, “scenes,” stages in music development and musical progress—all peppered with its own mythology.One feature of the jazz world over the years is ...
Greatest Hits: The Prestige Collection
By Mose Allison
Label: Prestige Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Seventh Son
2. Eyesight to the Blind
3. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
4. Lost Mind
5. I've Got a Right to Cry
6. Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand
7. Parchman Farm
8. If You Live
9. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
10. One Room Country Shack
11. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
12. Young Man's Blues
13. That's All Right
14. Blueberry Hill [*]
15. Trouble in Mind [*]
16. Creek Bank [*]
Mose Allison: Greatest Hits: The Prestige Collection
by AAJ Staff
From Tippo, Mississippi to the tip of jazz’s pantheon, Mose Allison has had one of the genre’s most enduring and beloved careers. Now well into his golden years, the honey and chickoree-voiced storyteller continues to reminisce about his beloved South. Among the prevalent themes on this gently sparkling collection are the infamous 12-foot cotton sack and ...
Mose Allison: The Mose Chronicles: Live In London, Volume 2
by Jim Santella
“Tell me something that I don’t know,” sings Mose Allison on one of his tongue-in-cheek originals. Twelve more of his songs and several familiar standards comprise Volume 2 from his recent London appearance. Recorded just over two years ago at the Pizza Express, Allison added guitar for this set. Quirky and original, the singer/pianist carries on ...
