Autumn Song (Mose Allison album) explained

Autumn Song
Type:Studio
Artist:Mose Allison
Cover:Autumn Song (Mose Allison album).jpg
Released:1959
Recorded:February 13, 1959
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre:Blues/Jazz
Length:34:27
Label:Prestige
PRLP 7189
Producer:Bob Weinstock
Chronology:Mose Allison
Prev Title:Creek Bank
Prev Year:1958
Next Title:Transfiguration of Hiram Brown
Next Year:1959

Autumn Song is the fifth album released by blues/jazz pianist and vocalist Mose Allison which was recorded in 1959 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "One realizes why Allison was soon emphasizing his vocals; he was a much more distinctive singer than pianist although his piano playing was actually pretty inventive. This is an excellent all-round set". The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that the album was "nicely balanced between vocal set-pieces [...] and his serious stuff".

Track listing

All compositions by Mose Allison except where noted.

  1. "Promenade" – 4:09
  2. "Eyesight to the Blind" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 1:41
  3. "It's Crazy" (Dorothy Fields, Richard Rodgers) – 3:37
  4. "That's All Right", (Jimmy Rogers) – 2:27
  5. "Devil in the Cane Field" – 4:02
  6. "Strange" (Matthew Fisher, John La Touche) – 3:06
  7. "Autumn Song" – 3:40
  8. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) – 3:11
  9. "Spires" – 3:03
  10. "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:39

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7100-series/#prlp-7189 Prestige Records discography