OLDIES.com - Direct source of Collectables Records and Alpha Video
Cart Icon SHOPPING BASKET YOUR ACCOUNT ORDER STATUS HELP
Tabs: Home | Audio CDs | Box Sets | Vinyl | Books | Hardware & Accessories
 
Call 1-800-336-4627 to Order
BROWSE ARTISTS BROWSE GENRES TV ON DVD NEW ADDITIONS COMING SOON TOP SELLERS
powered by Google

Mose Allison



Genres: Jazz
Decades Active: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Search for Artist on: OLDIES.com, Wikipedia, Flikr (photos), YouTube (videos)

Email Icon
Get Email Alerts for new products by Mose Allison

Biography

Mose John Allison Jnr., 11 November 1927, Tippo, Mississippi, USA. Allison began piano lessons at the age of five, and played trumpet in high school, although he has featured the latter instrument less frequently in recent years. His music is a highly individual mix of blues and modern jazz, with influences on his cool, laconic singing and piano-playing ranging from Tampa Red and Sonny Boy "Rice Miller" Williamson to Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, and Thelonious Monk. He moved to New York in 1956 and worked mainly in jazz settings, playing with Stan Getz, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims and Gerry Mulligan, and recording for numerous companies. During the 60s, Allison's work was much in evidence as he became a major influence on the burgeoning R&B scene. Pete Townshend, one of his greatest fans, recorded Allison's "A Young Man's Blues" for the Who's Live At Leeds. Similarly, John Mayall was one of dozens who recorded his classic "Parchman Farm", and Georgie Fame featured...

ArrowRead the Full Biography of Mose Allison

Clearance Products:

...Hello There, Universe Boxart
SALE: $6.98 (Save 46%)
(Audio CD)

Lessons In Living Boxart
SALE: $9.98 (Save 23%)
(Audio CD)

Swingin' Machine Boxart
SALE: $6.98 (Save 46%)
(Audio CD)

Wild Man On The Loose Boxart
SALE: $9.98 (Save 23%)
(Audio CD)

 

Featured Products:

Western Man / Mose In Your Ear Boxart
$10.48 (Save 30%)
(Audio CD)

I Don't Worry About A Thing / Mose Alive! Boxart
$12.97 (Save 13%)
(Audio CD)

Word From Mose Allison Boxart
$10.97 (Save 15%)
(Audio CD)

I've Been Doin' Some Thinkin' Boxart
$10.97 (Save 15%)
(Audio CD)

Middle Class White Boy Boxart
$9.98 (Save 23%)
(Audio CD)

Collectables Classics (5-CD Box Set) Boxart
$29.95 (Save 40%)
(CD Box Set)

Ramblin' With Mose Boxart
$10.18 (Save 15%)
(Audio CD)

Best of Mose Allison Boxart
$10.18 (Save 15%)
(Audio CD)

 

Mose Allison Products:



Search for Products by
Mose Allison


Browse Other Artists
  • #   A   B   C   D   E   F
    G   H   I   J   K   L   M
    N   O   P   Q   R   S   T
    U   V   W   X   Y   Z

Portions of this page © Copyright 1948-2008 Muze Inc. For personal non-commercial use only. All rights reserved.

Home Movies & TV Shows Audio CD & Box Sets LP, 7" / 45 RPM & 12" Vinyl Books Hardware & Accessories

To place an order or for customer service, call toll-free 1-800-336-4627
Customers outside the United States, call 1-610-649-7565
Open Mon-Fri: 7am-9pm, Sat: 10am-9pm, Sun: 10am-8pm (Eastern Time)


© Copyright 2000-2008 OLDIES.com and its affiliates and partner companies. All rights reserved.
About OLDIES.com. Contact us by Email: Products and Order Questions or Website Comments.