Mose Allison part 1 – ‘Young Man Mose’
In the first episode about Mose Allison we are listening to recordings from the period ’57 to ’62, complemented by two live recordings from 2006. Allison sings and plays the piano, mostly in a trio formation.
The recordings are from the following records: ‘Back Country Suite’, ‘Local Color’, ‘Young Man Mose’, ‘Ramblin’ with Mose’, ‘Creek Bank’ en ‘Autumn Song’ op Prestige; ‘Transfiguration of Hiram Brown’ en ‘I Love the Life I Live’ op Columbia; ‘Takes to the Hills’ op Epic en ‘I Don’t Worry About a Thing’, ‘Swingin’ Machine’ op Atlantic en ‘American Legend – Live in California’ on Ibis
1. Young Man’s Blues (Allison) (Taylor Lafargue – bass, Frank Isola – percussion) 1:30
2. Parchman Farm (Allison) (Addison Farmer – bass, Nick Stabulas – percussion) 3:23
3. Lost Mind (Percy Mayfield) (met Addison Farmer -bass, Nick Stabulas – percussion) 3:36
4. Creek Bank (Allison) (Addison Farmer – bass, Ronnie Free – percussion) 4:37
5. Trouble in Mind (Richard Jones) (Allison – trumpet, Addison Farmer – bass, Nick Stabulas – percussion) 3:16
6. I Don’t Worry ‘Bout a Thing (Allison) (Addison Farmer- bass, Osie Johnson -percussion) 2:20
7. If You Live (Willie Mabon) (Taylor Lafargue – bass, Frank Isola – percussion) 2:31
8. If You’re Going to the City (Allison) 3:51
9. Swingin’ Machine (Allison) (Jimmy Knepper – trombone, Jim Reider – tenor sax, Addison Farmer – bass, Frankie Dunlop – percussion) 2:31
10. Fool’s Paradise (Jerry Fuller/Robert Geddins/Dan Rosenbaum) (Addison Farmer – bass, Jerry Segal – percussion) 3:37
11. V-8 Ford Blues (Willie Love) (Aaron Bell – bass, Osie Johnson – percussion) 2:15
12. Mad With You (Lightnin’ Hopkins) (Addison Farmer – bass, Jerry Segal – percussion) 2:17
13. Meet Me At No Special Place (J. Russel Robinson/Arthur Terker) (Addison Farmer – bass, Osie Johnson – percussion) 2:37
14. Back On the Corner (Allison) (Aaron Bell – bass, Osie Johnson – percussion) 1:57
15. One Room Country Shack (Mercy Dee Walton) (met Taylor Lafargue, bass en Frank Isola, percussion) 3:07
16. It Didn’t Turn Out That Way (met Addison Farmer, bass en Osie Johnson, percussion) 2:45
17. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand (Ray Charles) (met Addison Farmer, bass en Nick Stabulas, slagwerk) 3:15
18. You Belong to Me (Price, King, Stewart) (met Addison Farmer, bas en Ronnie Free, percussion) 4:25
Live recordings from California in 2006 with Bill Douglas on bass, Pete Magadini on percussion.
19. One Of These Days (Allison) 3:04
20. Your Mind is on Vacation (Allison) 2:01
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