“In the South, I’m considered an advanced bebop type,” he told DownBeat magazine in 1958. “In New York, I’m considered a country blues-folk type. Actually, I don’t think I’m either. Maybe I’m a little of both.”Words by which to live:
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Today In Morbidity: Mose Allison
Mose Allison, 11 November 1927-15 November 2016. Just made 89, only stopped gigging four yrs. ago. This one is esp. pertinent in the current environment, innit?The NYT in its obit:
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Oh man
I often saw him play at the Lighthouse. Wonderful times. Mose will be missed. I feel oooold.
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