The Mose Chronicles: Live in London, Vol. 2 [Live]

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After more than 50 years as a performer, Mose Allison is nothing if not a known commodity. His voice is thin and nasal, his piano playing is swingin' but not spellbinding. A gift for songwriting is what sets Allison apart--his sardonic lyrics are often filled with hilarious wit and acrobatic wordplay, and his arrangements are a vibrant mix of jumpin' jazz and urbane R&B. Recorded live at London's Pizza Express, the 17 songs here are culled from the breadth of Allison's illustrious career, with a few Ellington covers ("Lucky So and So," "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me") and the blues classic "Baby Please Don't Go" added for good measure. The band is right with Allison throughout, with guitarist Jim Mullen prominently featured. Adeptly capturing Allison at his best, Live in London, Vol. 2 is certainly one for the fans, but it's not a bad place to start either. --Tad Hendrickson

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Amazin' Mose

Does justice to his live shows!

Better than Volume One - but still not five stars.

The Mose Chronicles: Live in London, Vol. 2
Mose Allison
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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After more than 50 years as a performer, Mose Allison is nothing if not a known commodity. His voice is thin and nasal, his piano playing is swingin' but not spellbinding. A gift for songwriting is what sets Allison apart--his sardonic lyrics are often filled with hilarious wit and acrobatic wordplay, and his arrangements are a vibrant mix of jumpin' jazz and urbane R&B. Recorded live at London's Pizza Express, the 17 songs here are culled from the breadth of Allison's illustrious career, with a few Ellington covers ("Lucky So and So," "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me") and the blues classic "Baby Please Don't Go" added for good measure. The band is right with Allison throughout, with guitarist Jim Mullen prominently featured. Adeptly capturing Allison at his best, Live in London, Vol. 2 is certainly one for the fans, but it's not a bad place to start either. --Tad Hendrickson

Customer Reviews:

Amazin' Mose.......2007-03-28

This is the 2nd Vol of a 2 volume set of "must have Mose". If you are a fan of Mose Allison these 2 cds should be part of your collection. Due to technology limitations there aren't a great deal of Mose's performance available on cd - this captures Mose lively and loose.

Does justice to his live shows!.......2002-03-07

I'll keep it short and sweet...if you dig Mose Allison, you already have musical taste far superior to most humans. This volume is just as good as Volume 1, the sound is incredible, his voice is timeless, the song selection almost identical to the Mose shows I saw in '99, '00, and '01. Do not be fooled by the lousy samples provided by Amazon.com (they all seem to start at the guitar solo). This album will not disappoint you!

Better than Volume One - but still not five stars........2002-01-08

Some nine months after Volume One became available comes Volume Two. Blue Note use the same basic sleeve cover (different colours and a different outside sleeve photograph - but essentially the same sleeve notes by Ben Sidran) but don't point out, other than including his name, that guitarist Jim Mullen augmented the basic trio for these tracks. The presence of Mullen overcomes the criticism that I had of the first volume that many of the track selections sounded "samey". There are longer and fewer tracks than on its predecessor.At times, perhaps, it can be argued that the guitarist makes too much use of what sounds like a phaser.There are interesting versions of some old favourites, "Your mind's on vacation" gets a makeover and there is a good version of "Do nothing 'til you hear from me"."City home" is another track that benefits from a reappraissal. Of the non-Allison songs Duke Ellington's "Lucky so and so" works well.I still think that editors Ben Sidran and Dan Geocaris could have included a lot more of the banter that makes Allison "live" such an exciting prospect, there were entertaining episodes that would have worked well if they'd been included. A better album than Volume One, but still not as engaging as one might have hoped from an artist well honed in the art of total entertainment.

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