January 21,

Mose Allision
http://www.moseallison.com/

The Shedd, Eugene, OR
http://www.ofam.org/

Mose must be in his early 70's. Saw him first at Redondo beach
in 79 (?) when he must of been in his mid/late 40's. Mose show is
always something special, and now that I am getting along in years
I think Mose is passing Randy Newman in my most listen to catagory.
His music and songs are particularly aging well, though I can not
image who will 'carry' on the Mose tradition. His style of songs,
playing, arrangments, and singing are uniuqe. We have Elvis immitators,
why no Mose?

His voice was a bit thin and his play less forceful than years earlier, but
always holds my attention 100 percent. Mose leaves little 'space' in his music
always seeming to prefer to fill the space with close in hand note runs. I was
particularly struck by this when he did a Duke Ellington a song done
by Duke Ellington, 'Do nothin till you hear from me'. It was the only
song that was 'cord' driven and had an initial sense of space and movement
determined by chords and not Mose's funky melody. Still Mose only made through
about half way before he started some more Mose melody in it, he always seems
uneasy with any vacum in sound. Mose abhors a vacum.

I was also struck at how fixed his arrangements now our. Fixed by now classy
and classic. The drumer was really into Mose, seems like they have been playing
togher a long time, or he is just a hugh Mose fan. The drumer was quite good,
and end up being the main focus of attention during the playing with out really
trying to be.

Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me by ROBBIE WILLIAMS
Do nothing till you hear from me
Pay no attention to what's said
Why people tear the seam of anyone's dream
Is over my head

Do nothing till you hear from me
At least consider our romance
If you should take the words of others you've heard
I haven't a chance

True, I've been seen with someone new
That doesn't mean I've been untrue?
While we're apart, all the words in my heart
Reveal how I feel about you

Some kiss may cloud my memory
And other arms may hold a thrill
But please do nothing till you hear it from me
And you never will

True, I've been seen with someone new
That don't mean I've been untrue?
While we're apart, the words in my heart
Reveal how I feel about you

Some kiss may cloud my memory
And other arms may hold a thrill
But please do nothing till you hear it from me
Please do nothing till you hear it from me
Please do nothing till you hear it from me
Baby you never will