I Love the Life I Live explained

I Love the Life I Live
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Mose Allison
Cover:	I Love the Life I Live.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	June 28 – September 9, 1960 New York
Genre:	Blues / Jazz
Length:	44:41
Producer:	Teo Macero
Chronology:	Mose Allison
Prev Title:	Transfiguration of Hiram Brown
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Takes to the Hills
Next Year:	1961

I Love the Life I Live was a jazz and blues album by the American musician Mose Allison, released in 1960.

Allison became notable for playing a unique mix of blues and modern jazz, both singing and playing piano. After moving to New York in 1956, he worked primarily in jazz settings, playing with jazz musicians like Stan Getz, Al Cohn, and Zoot Sims, along with producing numerous recordings.

Track listing

All compositions by Mose Allison except as indicated

1. "I Love the Life I Live" (Willie Dixon) – 2:22
2. "News" – 3:11
3. "Fool's Paradise" (Johnny Fuller, Bob Geddins, David Rosenbaum) – 3:29
4. "You Turned the Tables on Me" (Sidney Mitchell, Louis Alter) – 3:51
5. "Isobel" (Al Cohn) – 4:26
6. "You're a Sweetheart" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) – 2:11
7. "Night Ride" – 3:12
8. "Path" – 3:33
9. "Mad with You" (Lightnin' Hopkins) – 2:10
10. "Hittin' on One" – 3:30
11. "I Ain't Got Nobody" (Roger Graham, Spencer Williams) – 1:51
12. "Can't We Be Friends" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 4:25
13. "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" (Irving Berlin) – 3:18 (bonus track on CD)
14. "Am I Blue" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) – 3:24 (bonus track on CD)

Personnel

On tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9 (recorded June 28 and July 5, 1960):

• Mose Allison – piano, vocals
• Addison Farmer – bass
• Jerry Segal – drums

On tracks 1, 2, 6, and 10 (recorded June 30, 1960):

• Mose Allison – piano, vocals
• Henry Grimes – bass
• Paul Motian – drums

On tracks 5, 11, and 12 (recorded September 9, 1960):

• Mose Allison – piano, vocals
• Bill Crow – bass
• Gus Johnson – drums

References

• Mose Allison: Discography. AllMusic.com