Mose Allison - Mose Alive! (1965) [vinyl]

One of Mose's mid 60s albums for Atlantic - recorded live, with a bit more of a hip flair than some of his earlier work for Prestige and Columbia, but still with those great vocals that went onto influence a generation of beatnik jazz singers. Mose has more than a bit of New Orleans in his tone – but he's also got some northern distance from his material, bringing a nice bit of wit into the recordings. There's a total of 11 tracks including "Parchman Farm", "Smashed", "Seventh Son", "Fool's Paradise", "Baby Please Don't Go", and "The Chaser". ~ Dusty Groove, Inc.

Atlantic Records, SD 1450, 1966

Recorded 22^nd-31^st October, 1965 Live At The "Lighthouse Café",
Hermosa Beach, California

Musicians:

Mose Allison - Piano, Vocals

Stan Gilbert - Bass

Mel Lee - Drums

Tracks:

A1. Smashed {Mose Allison} (2:26)

A2. Seventh Son {Willie Dixon} (2:35)

A3. Fool's Paradise {Jesse Fuller} (3:44)

A4. I Love The Life I Live {Willie Dixon} (2:32)

A5. Since I Fell For You {Buddy Johnson} (2:54)

A6. Love For Sale {Cole Porter} (5:23)

B1. Baby Please Don't Go {Joe Williams} (2:44)

B2. That's Alright {Jimmy Rogers} (2:32)

B3. Parchman Farm {Mose Allison} (3:17)

B4. Tell Me Somethin' {Mose Allison} (2:34)

B5. The Chaser {Mose Allison} (6:52)

Credits:

Supervision - Nesuhi Ertegun

Recording Engineer - Wally Heider

Cover Design - Haig Adishian

Cover Photo - Nick Samardge

Liner Notes - John Tynan