The Best of Mose Allison

~ Release by Mose Allison (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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1I Don't Worry About a Thing
double bass [bass]:
Addison Farmer (on 1962-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1962-03-15)
piano:
Mose Allison (on 1962-03-15)
vocals:
Mose Allison (on 1962-03-15)
recording of:
I Don’t Worry About a Thing (on 1962-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
2:19
2Your Mind Is on Vacation
double bass [bass]:
Addison Farmer (on 1962-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1962-03-15)
piano:
Mose Allison (on 1962-03-15)
vocals:
Mose Allison (on 1962-03-15)
recording of:
Your Mind Is on Vacation (on 1962-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
2:37
3It Didn't Turn Out That Way
bass:
Addison Farmer
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson
piano:
Mose Allison
vocals:
Mose Allison
recording of:
It Didn't Turn Out That Way
composer:
Mose Allison
2:44
4If You're Goin' to the City
bass:
Addison Farmer
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer)
piano:
Mose Allison
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Reider (American jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist)
vocals:
Mose Allison
recording of:
If You’re Goin’ to the City
writer:
Mose Allison
3:50
5Swingin' Machine
bass:
Addison Farmer
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer)
piano:
Mose Allison
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Reider (American jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist)
vocals:
Mose Allison
2:30
6I Ain't Got Nothing but the Blues
bass:
Addison Farmer
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer)
piano:
Mose Allison
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Reider (American jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist)
vocals:
Mose Allison
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
3:58
7Stop This World
bass:
Addison Farmer
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer)
piano:
Mose Allison
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Reider (American jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist)
vocals:
Mose Allison
recording of:
Stop This World
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
3:26
8I'm the Wild Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1964-03-10)
recording engineer:
Phil Iehle
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
bass:
Ben Tucker (on 1964-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Ron Lundberg (on 1964-03-10)
piano:
Mose Allison (on 1964-03-10)
vocals:
Mose Allison (on 1964-03-10)
1:57
9New Parchman
bass:
Ben Tucker
drums (drum set):
Ron Lundberg
piano:
Mose Allison
vocals:
Mose Allison
recording of:
New Parchman
composer:
Mose Allison
3:04
10Rollin' Stone
bass:
Ben Tucker
drums (drum set):
Ron Lundberg
piano:
Mose Allison
vocals:
Mose Allison
recording of:
Rollin’ Stone (Muddy Waters)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Catfish Blues (Robert Petway)
3:01
11Don't Forget to Smile
bass:
Ben Tucker
drums (drum set):
Ron Lundberg
piano:
Mose Allison
vocals:
Mose Allison
recording of:
Don't Forget to Smile
composer:
Mose Allison
2:48
12Seventh Son
bass:
Stan Gilbert (in 1965)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lee (American jazz drummer) (in 1965)
piano:
Mose Allison (in 1965)
vocals:
Mose Allison (in 1965)
recorded at:
The Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach, California, United States (in 1965)
live recording of:
The Seventh Son (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
2:36
13I Love the Life I Live, I Live the Life I Love
bass:
Stan Gilbert (in 1965)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lee (American jazz drummer) (in 1965)
piano:
Mose Allison (in 1965)
vocals:
Mose Allison (in 1965)
recorded at:
The Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach, California, United States (in 1965)
live recording of:
I Love the Life I Live (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation) and Hoochie Coochie Music
2:33
14What's With You
bass:
Earl May
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer)
piano:
Mose Allison
vocals:
Mose Allison
recording of:
What's With You
composer:
Mose Allison
2:56
15That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch
bass:
Earl May
drums (drum set):
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer)
piano:
Mose Allison
vocals:
Mose Allison
recording of:
That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch
composer:
Buddy Johnson
2:13
16Your Molecular Structure
bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist)
drums (drum set):
Bill Goodwin (jazz drummer, producer)
piano:
Mose Allison
vocals:
Mose Allison
2:11
17Just Like Livin'
bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist)
drums (drum set):
Bill Goodwin (jazz drummer, producer)
piano:
Mose Allison
vocals:
Mose Allison
1:48
18Everybody Cryin' Mercy
bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist)
drums (drum set):
Bill Goodwin (jazz drummer, producer)
piano:
Mose Allison
vocals:
Mose Allison
recording of:
Everybody’s Cryin’ Mercy
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
2:44
19Night Club
drums (drum set):
Billy Cobham
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist)
electric piano and piano:
Mose Allison
vocals:
Mose Allison
2:37
20One of These Days
alto saxophone:
David Sanborn
bass:
Jack Hannah (American jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Granelli
piano:
Mose Allison
tenor saxophone:
Joe Farrell
trumpet:
Al Porcino
vocals:
Mose Allison
recording of:
One of These Days
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
publisher:
Audre Mae Music
4:32

Credits

Release

liner notes:Ira Gitler
producer:Bob Porter (American record producer)
ASIN:US: B000002I5Q [info]