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Three years had gone by between this release and the previous Mose Allison outing on Atlantic, perhaps giving the artist time to concoct some of the really tasty lyrics he came up with. The opening track, "Just Like Livin'," alternates between absurd satire and to-the-point cynicism in a way that is completely unique to Allison, although many other artists have tried to imitate it. How many songwriters can sum up life in less than two minutes, after all? There are many other highlights as well, including the memorable structure of "City Home" and a rococo reworking of "You Are My Sunshine" that might cause a riot at a wedding if played as a request. A peak perhaps not only of this album but the entire Allison career is the ballad "Everybody's Cryin' Mercy," as powerful an indictment of hypocrisy as has ever been recorded. Bassist Red Mitchell is on hand with his fat but easy to digest sound, and he seems to prompt Allison to play aggressively. Some of the piano solos sound like they were rendered with various martial arts techniques.
© Eugene Chadbourne /TiVo
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Arif Mardin, Producer - Mose Allison, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Nesuhi Ertegun, Producer - Red Mitchell, Bass Guitar - Bob Porter, Producer - Bill Goodwin, Drums
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured and Marketing by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Mose Allison, Composer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Nesuhi Ertegun, Producer - Red Mitchell, Bass - Bill Goodwin, Drums
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured and Marketing by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1968 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Mose Allison, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Nesuhi Ertegun, Producer - Red Mitchell, Bass - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Jimmy Reider, Tenor Saxophone - Bill Goodwin, Drums
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured and Marketing by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Mose Allison, Composer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Nesuhi Ertegun, Producer - Red Mitchell, Bass - Bill Goodwin, Drums
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured and Marketing by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1968 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Charles Mitchell, Writer - Mose Allison, Composer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Nesuhi Ertegun, Producer - Red Mitchell, Bass - Jimmie Davis, Writer - Bill Goodwin, Drums
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured and Marketing by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1968 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Arif Mardin, Producer - Mose Allison, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Nesuhi Ertegun, Producer - Bob Porter, Producer - PAUL MOTIAN, Drums - Earl May, Bass Guitar
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured and Marketing by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Mose Allison, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Nesuhi Ertegun, Producer - Red Mitchell, Bass - Bill Goodwin, Drums
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured and Marketing by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1968 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Mose Allison, Composer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Nesuhi Ertegun, Producer - Red Mitchell, Bass - Bill Goodwin, Drums
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured and Marketing by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1968 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Arif Mardin, Producer - Mose Allison, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Nesuhi Ertegun, Producer - Red Mitchell, Bass Guitar - Bob Porter, Producer - Bill Goodwin, Drums
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured and Marketing by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Arif Mardin, Producer - Mose Allison, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Nesuhi Ertegun, Producer - Bob Porter, Producer - PAUL MOTIAN, Drums - Earl May, Bass Guitar
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured and Marketing by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Mose Allison, Composer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Nesuhi Ertegun, Producer - Red Mitchell, Bass - Bill Goodwin, Drums
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured and Marketing by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1968 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Osie Johnson, Drums - Mose Allison, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Nesuhi Ertegun, Producer - Addison Farmer, Bass Guitar - Teo Macero, Producer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured and Marketing by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Three years had gone by between this release and the previous Mose Allison outing on Atlantic, perhaps giving the artist time to concoct some of the really tasty lyrics he came up with. The opening track, "Just Like Livin'," alternates between absurd satire and to-the-point cynicism in a way that is completely unique to Allison, although many other artists have tried to imitate it. How many songwriters can sum up life in less than two minutes, after all? There are many other highlights as well, including the memorable structure of "City Home" and a rococo reworking of "You Are My Sunshine" that might cause a riot at a wedding if played as a request. A peak perhaps not only of this album but the entire Allison career is the ballad "Everybody's Cryin' Mercy," as powerful an indictment of hypocrisy as has ever been recorded. Bassist Red Mitchell is on hand with his fat but easy to digest sound, and he seems to prompt Allison to play aggressively. Some of the piano solos sound like they were rendered with various martial arts techniques.
© Eugene Chadbourne /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:29:43
- Main artists: Mose Allison
- Composer: Mose Allison
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Jazz
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured and Marketing by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured and Marketing by Warner Strategic Marketing
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