Event: BLACK FRIDAY 2022Release Date: 11/25/2022Format: LPLabel: Liberation HallQuantity: 2000Release type: 'RSD First' Release Jazz and blues pianist/vocalist/composer Mose Allison has been described as "one of the finest songwriters of 20th century blues." This 1978 live recording features Allison playing his usual repertoire, in a trio with bassist Tom Rutley (bass) and drummer Jerry Granelli (drums). Since Allison only recorded one album during the years 1973 to 1981, this well-recorded live set is quite valuable. Most of the material is fairly familiar, but the singer's spirited delivery and interplay with the audience make this recording rare. It ain't about technology, it's about these transcendent versions of Allison classics performed with sidemen who get it, for people who dig it -- the real deal. Highlights include "Wildman on the Loose," "Swinging Machine," "I Live the Life I Love," "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" and "Your Mind Is on Vacation." Recorded Live March 26, 1978 at the Showboat Lounge, Silver Springs, MD. Lost Mind Wildman on the Loose Your Molecular Structure It Feels So Good Swingin’ Machine You Can Count on Me to My Part I Live the Life I Love If You’re Going Up to the City Hey Good Lookin’ Meet Me at No Special Place Seventh Son Your Mind Is on Vacation Wildman/Show Closer
