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The Best of Mose Allison | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 1970 | |||
Recorded | 1962–1972 | |||
Genre | Jazz, blues | |||
Length | 53:39 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Mose Allison chronology | ||||
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The Best of Mose Allison is a compilation album by Mose Allison. It includes some of the jazz pianist and singer's best-known recordings for Atlantic Records. The album was originally released in 1970 as an LP record with 12 songs. The album was re-issued on a CD in 1988 with an additional eight songs and new sequencing.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
An AllMusic reviewer gave it four and a half out of five stars and called it "a pretty good capsule introduction to one of American music's most idiosyncratic individualists". [1] However, he noted "For a more comprehensive – and well-packaged – overview of most of his career, turn to the double-CD box Allison Wonderland on Rhino/Atlantic." [1]
All songs Written by Mose Allison except as noted. Original LP
1988 CD re-issue
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