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Title: "Down Home" with Mose
Review: It is a real shame that so many Original Jazz Classics CDs have been deleted in the past year, with Mose Allison's "Down Home Piano" one of the numerous victims. This disc collects ten performances from four of the pianist's six sessions for the Prestige label. It's a nice set for someone who is not a big fan of Mose's singing (like me), but still appreciates his artistry on the ivories. The pianist is accompanied on all tracks by bassist Addison Farmer, and by either Ronnie Free or Nick Stabulus on the drums. While Mose Allison is often credited with a truly unique style, I found these compositions and performances pretty standard for the late 1950s, but enjoyable nonetheless. I'm glad I took the opportunity to check out Mose "Down Home" before it went down and out.
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