I always thought Mose Allison was a much more original piano player than he was given credit for. I think it’s partly because the records over the years focused mainly on vocals. Live gigs let him stretch out more and I saw him on nights in the 70s and 80s where his rushed, almost reckless tempos on solos were something to hear and very effective modernist foils for his laconic, worldly wise songs and singing
Wow! That was jam-packed; thank you.
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I always thought Mose Allison was a much more original piano player than he was given credit for. I think it’s partly because the records over the years focused mainly on vocals. Live gigs let him stretch out more and I saw him on nights in the 70s and 80s where his rushed, almost reckless tempos on solos were something to hear and very effective modernist foils for his laconic, worldly wise songs and singing
thanks for comment, Chuck. I wish I had seen Allison live...