Wednesday, November 16, 2016

In Memoriam: Mose Allison

Rest In Peace, Mose Allison.  Allison was a great pianist who blurred the line between jazz and blues.  To honor his legacy, yours truly found a copy I had of his "Greatest Hits" record.  This one is highly recommended if you are a jazz or blues fan.  The music on the record was recorded in a period of time between March 7th, 1957, and February 13th, 1959.  This particular recording was done on the Prestige label and remastered in 1988.  The track listing is:

1. The 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

Here is a tribute to Mose Allison written in the New York Times.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/arts/music/mose-allison-a-font-of-jazz-and-blues-dies-at-89.html?_r=0&referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F


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