Mose Allison , R.I.P

[Woodbutcher]

And sadly another great musician leaves us ... 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/16/mose-allison-dies-aged-89-jazz-blues-musician

[Thinksmart]

I will listen again to his new collection CD on Kent as a mark of appreciation.

[Ljblanken]

i always loved Mose.

i can't stand "snooty", "intellectual" jazz nerds that compare everything to "A Love Supreme", and denigrate stuff like this (i lived 6 years in San Francisco with jazz snobs and argued about him all of the time). Allison's ability to weave blues and jazz in an accessible, finger-popping manner was amazing. he had a mediocre (at best!) voice, but sang with so much verve and aplomb, you are just drawn into every lyrical story.

and the fact that he was skinny white cat holding his own singing about toiling on "parchman farm" (a brutal all-black prison in Mississippi that he would have not survived one day in) and covering willie dixon songs is pretty legit.

 

favorite track of his - "new ground" - am gonna spin this next time i DJ...

 

[Ady Croasdell]

Brilliant singer and songwriter, he had a unique style and influenced 1,000s of musicians and fans, myself included.

 

I saw him in the 80s at the Blitz i think, with Georgie Fame and Pete Townsend in the audience.

[bri phill]

R.I.P. Mose....very influential artist.

I remember first listening to his stuff my older Brother had  back in 63.

He was very popular with the original  Wheel crowd  along with Bob Dylan.