The lion's share of recordings by this artist are in a piano trio setting, and this mid-'60s session finds him working with one of the best combinations he ever had.
Bassist Earl May is a solid, inventive player who is beautifully recorded here with a sound that can have the soulfulness of a classical guitar at times.
On drums, Paul Motian is something of a legend, and here is heard at his most straight-ahead, simple and swinging with some nice touches from the brushes.
He is also recorded extremely well, giving the pianist a really beautiful base to take off from, as well as making the overall tracks sound brilliant.
The art of recording piano trios in this manner, with such a clear and immediate sound, seems to have been lost unfortunately.
Sometimes a weak link on his records, even the Allison instrumentals come across forcefully.
Is there a Cecil Taylor influence, or is it just the same Duke Ellington touches heard in Taylor's music? The instrumental track "Power House" is one of the finest numbers of this sort Allison has recorded.
Vocal performances are smooth as always, although the set does not contain any totally classic numbers.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wild Man on the LooseMose Allison | Mose Allison | Play | 02:04 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | No Trouble Livin'Mose Allison | Mose Allison | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Night WatchMose Allison | Mose Allison | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | What's with YouMose Allison | Mose Allison | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Power HouseMose Allison | Mose Allison | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | You Can Count on Me to Do My PartMose Allison | Mose Allison | Play | 02:11 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Never MoreMose Allison | Mose Allison | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | That's the Stuff You Gotta WatchBuddy Johnson | Mose Allison | Play | 02:13 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | War HorseMose Allison | Mose Allison | Play | 06:59 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 32 mins | 74 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haig Adishian | Cover Design |
| 2 | Mose Allison | Composer, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 3 | Nesuhi Ertegun | Producer, Supervisor |
| 4 | Buddy Johnson | Composer |
| 5 | Phil Lehle | Engineer |
| 6 | Arif Mardin | Producer, Supervisor |
| 7 | Earl May | Bass |
| 8 | Paul Motian | Drums |
| 9 | Nick Samardge | Cover Photo |
| 10 | Leslie Tomkins | Liner Notes |
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| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |