Mose Allison
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mose John Allison, Jr. |
| Born | November 11, 1927 Tallahatchie County, Mississippi |
| Genre(s) | Jazz |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, Vocals |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Website | moseallison.com |
Mose John Allison, Jr. (born November 11, 1927) is an American jazz pianist and singer.
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[edit] Early life
He was born in Tallahatchie County, in the Mississippi Delta. He played piano in grammar school and trumpet in high school. He went to college at the University of Mississippi and Louisiana State University. He received a BA in English with a minor in Philosophy. After serving in the U.S. Army, he moved to New York City and launched his jazz career.
[edit] Legacy
He is often called "the William Faulkner of Jazz." [1] His music has influenced many blues and rock artists, including The Rolling Stones, John Mayall, J. J. Cale and The Who, who made "Young Man Blues" a staple of their live performances. Blue Cheer also recorded a version of his song "Parchman Farm" on their debut album. The Yardbirds and The Misunderstood both recorded versions of his song "I'm Not Talking".
His song "Look Here" was covered by The Clash on their album Sandinista!. Leon Russell covered Allison's song "Smashed!" on his album Stop All That Jazz. Van Morrison released an album of his songs entitled Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison, and Elvis Costello recorded "Everybody's Cryin' Mercy" on his album Kojak Variety and "Your Mind Is On Vacation" on King of America (Bonus Tracks). Frank Black of the Pixies claims that the song "Allison" off the album Bossanova is about Mose Allison.[2] He also states this at the beginning of the video for the song. His song "Monsters of the Id" was recorded by Stan Ridgway on his 2004 album "Snakebite: Blacktop Ballads And Fugitive Songs".
[edit] Tributes
Americana singer/song-writer Greg Brown wrote and performs the song "Mose Allison Played Here" on his 1997 album, Slant 6 Mind.
[edit] Personal
He is the father of country songwriter Amy Allison.
Mose Allison was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2006.
Allison is currently represented by Addeo Music International (AMI).
[edit] Discography
- 1957 : Back Country Suite (Prestige 7091)
- 1957 : Local Color (Prestige 7121)
- 1958 : Young Man Mose (Prestige 7137)
- 1958 : Ramblin' with Mose (Prestige 7215)
- 1959 : Autumn Song (Prestige 7189)
- 1959 : A Modern Jazz Premiere (Columbia)
- 1959 : Transfiguration of Hiram Brown (Columbia/Legacy)
- 1960 : I Love the Life I Live (Columbia/Legacy)
- 1961 : V-8 Ford Blues (Epic/Legacy)
- 1961 : Take to the Hills (Epic)
- 1962 : That's Jazz (Atlantic)
- 1962 : I Don't Worry About a Thing (Atlantic),(Rhino)
- 1962 : Swingin' Machine (Atlantic)
- 1963 : Mose Allison Sings (Prestige 7279)
- 1964 : The Songs of Mose Allison (Atlantic)
- 1964 : The Word from Mose Allison (Atlantic)
- 1965 : Wild Man on the Loose (Atlantic)
- 1965 : Mose Alive! (Atlantic)
- 1965 : Down Home Piano (Prestige 7423)
- 1965 : Mose Allison Plays for Lovers (Prestige 7446)
- 1968 : I've Been Doin' Some Thinkin' (Atlantic)
- 1969 : Hello There, Universe (Atlantic)
- 1971 : Western Man (Atlantic)
- 1972 : Mose in Your Ear [live] (Atlantic)
- 1976 : Your Mind is on Vacation (Koch)
- 1978 : Pure Mose [live] (32 Jazz)
- 1982 : Middle Class White Boy (Discovery)
- 1982 : Lesson in Living [live] (Elektra)
- 1987 : Ever Since the World Ended (Blue Note)
- 1988 : The Best of Mose Allison (Atlantic)
- 1989 : My Backyard (Blue Note)
- 1993 : The Earth Wants You [live] (Blue Note)
- 1994 : Creek Bank (1958 recordings from 2 different sessions) (Prestige Records)
- 1994 : Allison Wonderland Anthology (Rhino Records)
- 1996 : Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison (Verve Records)
- 1997 : Gimcracks and Gewgaws (Blue Note)
- 2001 : The Mose Chronicles: Live in London, vol. 1 (Blue Note)
- 2002 : The Mose chronicles: live in London, vol. 2 (Blue Note)
[edit] References
- ^ NPR Music Basic Jazz Record Library. Retrieved on 2009-03-02.
- ^ AlecEiffel.net Pixies Titles/Names. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Concert review at allaboutjazz.com (February 11, 2005)
- Fan Site includes Tour Schedule, Discography, Mose Bulletin Board, etc
- Los Angeles Citybeat - Mose Allison Interview
