Mose Allison
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Biography
[Edit]Not unlike his namesake, Luther Allison, pianist Mose Allison has suffered from a "categorization problem," given his equally brilliant career. Although his boogie-woogie and bebop-laden piano style is innovative and fresh sounding when it comes to blues and jazz, it is as a songwriter that Allison really shines. Allison's songs have been recorded by the Who ("Young Man Blues"), Leon Russell ("I'm Smashed"), and Bonnie Raitt ("Everybody's Cryin' Mercy"). Other admirers include Tom Waits, John Mayall, Georgie Fame, the Rolling Stones, and Van Morrison. But because he's always played both blues and jazz, and not one to the exclusion of the other, his career has suffered. As he himself admits, he has a "category" problem that lingers to this day. "There's a lot of places I don't work because they're confused about what I do," he explained in a 1990 interview in Goldmine magazine. Despite the lingering confusion, Allison remains one of the finest songwriters in blues of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Born in Tippo, MS, on November 11, 1927, Allison's first exposure to blues on record was through Louis Jordan recordings, including "Outskirts of Town" and "Pinetop Blues." Allison credits Jordan as being a major influence on him, and also credits Nat "King" Cole, Louis Armstrong, and Fats Waller. He started out on trumpet but later switched to piano. In his youth, he had easy access, via the radio, to the music of Pete Johnson, Albert Ammons, and Meade "Lux" Lewis. Allison also credits the songwriter Percy Mayfield, "the Poet Laureate of the Blues," as being a major inspiration on his songwriting.
After a stint in college and the Army, Allison's first professional gig was in Lake Charles, LA, in 1950. He returned to college to finish up at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he studied English and philosophy, a far cry from his initial path as a chemical engineering major.
Allison began his recording career with the Prestige label in 1956, shortly after he moved to New York City. He recorded an album with Al Cohn and Bobby Brookmeyer, and then in 1957 got his own record contract. A big break was the opportunity to play with Cohn and Zoot Sims shortly after his arrival in New York, but he later became more well known after playing with saxophonist Stan Getz. After leaving Prestige Records, where he recorded now classic albums like Back Country Suite (1957), Young Man Mose (1958), and Seventh Son (1958-1959), he moved to Columbia for two years before meeting up with Nesuhi Ertegun of Atlantic Records. He recalled that he signed his contract with Atlantic after about ten minutes in Nesuhi's office. Allison spent a big part of his recording career at Atlantic Records, where he became most friendly with Ertegun. After the company saw substantial growth and Allison was no longer working directly with him, he became discouraged and left. Allison has also recorded for Columbia (before he began his long relationship with Atlantic), and the Epic and Prestige labels.
Allison's discography is a lengthy one, and there are gems to be found on all of his albums, many of which can be found in vinyl shops. His output since 1957 averaged at least one album a year until 1976, when he finished up at Atlantic with the classic Your Mind Is on Vacation. There was a gap of six years before he recorded again, this time for Elektra's Musician subsidiary in 1982, when he recorded Middle Class White Boy. After 1987, he recorded with Blue Note/Capitol. His debut for that label was Ever Since the World Ended. Allison recorded some of the most creative material of his career with the Blue Note subsidiary of Capitol Records, including My Backyard (1992) and The Earth Wants You (1994), both produced by Ben Sidran. Also in 1994, Rhino Records released a box set, Allison Wonderland. Allison's first new studio album in some 12 years, the Joe Henry-produced The Way of the World, appeared from Anti early in 2010.
Title: Allison Wonderland: The Mose Allison Anthology (CD2)
Artist: Mose Allison
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Bop
Collections
Title: Big Sensations (Maximum R&B 45s From The Dawn Of Mod)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: My Favourite Things Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Old Time Blues Mix 2018
Genre: Blues Rock, Acoustic
Title: Viagem Com Jazz 2018
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Kings And Queens Of Cool
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Blues Classics
Title: The Late Night Show (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Jazz, Easy Listening
Title: 100 Greatest Northern Soul (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Boom Boom- Blues Classics 2019
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues 45’s
Genre: Blues
Title: The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1957-1962 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz
Title: Atlantic Jazz - The 60's
Genre: Jazz
Title: Play Me Some Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: It All Started From Here: Rock & Roll First Record 2019
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Takin' My Time: Southern Blues Legends
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest Jazz & Blues Singers 2020
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Mojo Workin': Blues Classics 2020
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Title: Music To Watch Girls By - Easy Listening Classics
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Easy Listening
Title: Atlantic Records Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Late Night Blues
Genre: Blues Rock
Title: It Might As Well Be Spring - Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Hi-Res Masters: Vocal Jazz Essentials (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Post-War Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: Post-War Blues Classics 2023
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Featuring albums
Title: Lounge Live from the Mountain Stage
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Country, Alternative Country, Progressive Country , Western Swing