Released 1958 Local Color
(1957) Young Man Mose
(1958) Release date 1957 Label Prestige Records | Length 35:36 Artist Mose Allison Producer Bob Weinstock Genres Jazz, Blues | |
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Recorded November 8, 1957
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey Similar Autumn Song, Ramblin' with Mose, Back Country Suite, Creek Bank, Young Man Mose | ||
Local Color is the second album by blues/jazz pianist and vocalist Mose Allison which was recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label. The album features the first recording of Allison's "Parchman Farm" which was later covered by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers on their album Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton.
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Reception
Scott Yanow, in his review for Allmusic, says "Allison performs eight instrumentals in a trio... displaying his unusual mixture of country blues and bebop... However it is his vocals on "Lost Mind" and particularly the classic "Parchman Farm" that are most memorable".
Track listing
All compositions by Mose Allison except as indicated
- "Carnival" - 2:59
- "Parchman Farm" - 3:17
- "Crepuscular Air" - 3:43
- "Mojo Woman" - 4:04
- "Town" - 3:21
- "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) - 3:13
- "Lost Mind" (Percy Mayfield) - 3:31
- "I'll Never Be Free" (Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss) - 5:36
- "Don't Ever Say Goodbye" (Duke Ellington) - 3:12
- "Ain't You a Mess" - 2:40
Personnel
Songs
1Carnival3:04
2Parchman Farm3:21
3Crepuscular Air3:47
References
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