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Fat Possum |
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Jazz |
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AFAT 17151
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UPC: | 767981171517 |
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180 Gram Vinyl Record |
No. of Discs: | 2 |
180-gram double LP
Includes a DVD of the Mose Allison documentary "Ever Since I Stole The Blues"
Jackson Browne, Taj Mahal and others cover Mose Allison for tribute album!
The late Mose Allison specialized in his own distinctive blend of blues and jazz. And in doing that he provided inspiration for an array of other artists from different genres — an influence that's celebrated on If You're Going to the City: A Tribute to Mose Allison, whose renditions of "If You Live" by Jackson Browne and "Your Mind Is On Vacation" by Taj Mahal are included in this 15-song set. The collection also includes Allison covers by Bonnie Raitt, Chrissie Hynde, Iggy Pop, Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite, Richard Thompson, the Pixies' Frank Black and more.
The album was put together by Allison's daughter Amy, who duets with Elvis Costello on her father's "Monsters of the Id," and musician/producer Don Heffington. Heffington brought in producer/engineer Sheldon Gomberg, a board member with the Sweet Relief Musician's Fund and a beneficiary of the album.
"After dad died (in 2016) Don and I were talking about all the musicians who really liked him," Allison tells Billboard. "He was like,' We should do a tribute album for a charity.' He seemed [to think] it was completely doable. I was more the one like, 'Really? That seems like it would be really hard...'" But the resulting lineup did affirm to Allison something she already knew about her father's music.
"He strikes a chord across all genres," she says. "You can have a musician you wouldn't ever imagine would be influenced or an admirer of my dad, but they are. I think musicians just really respect him, all different musicians seem to relate in some way, which is so great."
Side 1 | 1. Taj Mahal – Your Mind Is On Vacation | 2. Robbie Fulks – My Brain | 3. Jackson Browne – If You Live | 4. The Tippo Allstars featuring Fiona Apple – Your Molecular Structure | 5. Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite – Nightclub | Side 2 |
6. Chrissie Hynde – Stop This World | 7. Iggy Pop – If You’re Going to the City | 8. Bonnie Raitt – Everybody’s Crying Mercy | 9. Loudon Wainwright III – Ever Since the World Ended | 10. Richard Thompson – Parchman Farm | Side 3 |
11. Peter Case – I Don’t Worry About A Thing | 12. Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin – Wild Man On the Loose | 13. Anything Mose! – The Way of the World | 14. Frank Black – Numbers On Paper | 15. Amy Allison with Elvis Costello – Monsters of the Id | Side 4 |
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