Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison

1. One of These Days

2. You Can Count on Me (To Do My Part)

3. If You Live

4. Was

5. Look Here

6. City Home

7. No Trouble Livin'

8. Benediction

9. Back on the Corner

10. Tell Me Something

11. I Don't Want Much

12. News Nightclub

13. Perfect Moment

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Average customer rating: Tell Van the (old) Man Something - stop singing!!!! DISCOVERING ! great album I'd give six stars if I could. What a Find!

Tell Me Something: The Songs Of Mose Allison Van Morrison Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Blue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: How Long Has This Been Going On You Win Again A Period of Transition Common One Live at the Grand Opera House - Belfast ASIN: B000004754 Release Date: 1996-10-08

Tracks:

1. One Of These Days
2. You Can Count On Me
3. If You Live
4. Was
5. Look Here
6. City Home
7. No Trouble Livin'
8. Benediction
9. Back On The Corner
10. Tell Me Something
11. I Don't Want Much
12. New Nightclub
13. Perfect Moment

Customer Reviews:

Tell Van the (old) Man Something - stop singing!!!!.......2004-06-17

In a perfect world, this would be a great mini CD and a masterly tribute to Mose Allison. Georgie Fame and Ben Sidran excel both as singers and keyboard players - excellent phrasing and keyboard technique - who do full justice to Mose Allison's wonderful songs. Fame I am familiar with, but Sidran is new to me. His playing on this album is what the jazz piano should be, dazzling but un-fussy. Fame and Sidran complement each other perfectly. It would be interesting to see them do more albums together. Mose Allison must have been tickled pink at this paring.

Sadly, this is not a perfect world and this is not a mini CD. Van Morrison sings on half the songs and he is uniformly dreadful. He sounds like he is singing through a mouthful of mushy peas. The gentle humour and subtle craft of Allison's song writing is butchered by his self-important, pompous and soulless delivery. It is sad to think that in the 60s and 70s, he was one of rock music's best singers. Recordings such as Listen to the Lion or Madame George or his haunting version of Richard Cory are a testimony to this. These days are long gone. He has let himself go physically and artistically and he should call it a day and retire. Listening to him is now an annoying embarrassment.

Don't let Morrison put you off buying this recording. You can set your CD player to skip the Morrison tracks and just listen to Georgie Fame and Ben Sidran who are worth the price of this CD alone. It might also be an idea to type Ben Sidran's name into the Amazon Quicksearch and find out what else he has done.

DISCOVERING !.......2003-01-15

I usually bought everything by Van Morrison, so I did with this one. And what a great surprise !!! I discovered one of the best composers of the 20th Century !
I had the chance to talk with Mr Allison last November in the Jazz Showcase in Chicago and I told him I knew him by chance, because this album. He replies: "Yeah! I know ... this is a good album!". I asked him to play Benediction (one of my big temptations here!) but he told me he didn't have anybody to sing the harmonics ...
So, I stayed for the second set, we were just 12 of us, and he was performing songs from this album and he was looking at me. What else can I say ... ? A great pleasure and a luxury.
I got a picture by him with his signature, and believe me, the bass player told me he never does that, but that night in Chicago ... I touched the moon !
Try to get some by himself, like Allison in Wonderland, or the two discs he recorded in London last year.

great album.......2001-09-14

When I first played this it struck me how much Van Morrison sounded like Robert Johnson. Unbeliveablly great record. Get and you'll hear some great music.

I'd give six stars if I could........2000-02-18

This album finally arrived today after my long and eager wait. I think I've played it at least six times already! "Songs of Mose Allison" oozes charm and it will put a smile on your face and a skip in your step. I have been a fan of Van Morrison's music for some time and now thanks to him I've realized the amazing talent of Mose's songwriting. Who knows, maybe some day soon my collection of Mose Allison's albums might rival my collection of Van's...

What a Find!.......1999-11-06

Great cd, shows the tremendous versatillity of Mose, and Van Morrison. Great songs, if you like this c.d., you obviosly have great taste and would love Van Morrison w/ John Lee Hooker as well as pure Mose.

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