Local Color (Mose Allison album)
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| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | November 8, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Blues, jazz | |||
| Length | 35:36 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7121 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
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Local Color is the second album by blues/jazz pianist and vocalist Mose Allison which was recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label.[1] The album features the first recording of Allison's "Parchman Farm" which was later covered by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers on their album Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Scott Yanow, in his review for Allmusic, says "Allison performs eight instrumentals in a trio... displaying his unusual mixture of country blues and bebop... However it is his vocals on "Lost Mind" and particularly the classic "Parchman Farm" that are most memorable".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Mose Allison except as indicated
- "Carnival" - 2:59
- "Parchman Farm" - 3:17
- "Crepuscular Air" - 3:43
- "Mojo Woman" - 4:04
- "Town" - 3:21
- "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) - 3:13
- "Lost Mind" (Percy Mayfield) - 3:31
- "I'll Never Be Free" (Bennie Benjamin, George Weiss) - 5:36
- "Don't Ever Say Goodbye" (Duke Ellington) - 3:12
- "Ain't You a Mess" - 2:40
Personnel
- Mose Allison - piano, trumpet on 6, vocals
- Addison Farmer - bass
- Nick Stabulas - drums
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 16, 2013
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed May 16, 2013