Hello There, Universe

Hello There, Universe
Studio album by Mose Allison
Released	1970
Recorded	October 16 & 21, 1969 and January 22 & 29, 1970
Studio	Regent Sound Studio, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:22
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Joel Dorn
Mose Allison chronology
I've Been Doin' Some Thinkin' (1968) Hello There, Universe (1970) Western Man (1971)

Hello There, Universe is an album by American pianist, vocalist and composer Mose Allison released on the Atlantic label in 1970. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it "a gap-filler rather than an essential recording". ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Mose Allison except as indicated

1. "Somebody Gotta Move" – 2:13
2. "Monsters of the Id" – 4:53
3. "I Don't Want Much" – 2:37
4. "Hello There, Universe" – 3:48
5. "No Exit" – 3:39
6. "Wild Man on the Loose" – 2:24
7. "Blues in the Night" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:52
8. "I'm Smashed" – 2:53
9. "Hymn to Everything" – 6:17
10. "On the Run" – 2:17

Personnel

• Mose Allison – piano, organ, vocals
• Jimmy Nottingham, Richard Williams – trumpet
• Jerome Richardson – flute, alto saxophone
• Joe Farrell (tracks 1, 3–7, 9 & 10), Joe Henderson (tracks 2 & 8) – tenor saxophone
• Pepper Adams (tracks 1, 2, 8 & 9) Seldon Powell (tracks 3–7 & 10) – baritone saxophone
• Bob Cranshaw (tracks 2 & 8), John Williams (tracks 1, 3–7, 9 & 10) – bass
• Joe Cocuzzo – drums

References

1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1500 series accessed September 25, 2015
2. Mose Allison discography accessed September 25, 2015
3. Yanow, Scott. Hello There, Universe – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved September 25, 2015.