Ramblin' with Mose is the sixth album to be released (but fourth recorded) by blues/jazz pianist and vocalist Mose Allison which was recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Ramblin' with Mose
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1962
RecordedApril 18, 1958
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreBlues, jazz
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7215
ProducerBob Weinstock
Mose Allison chronology
Young Man Mose
(1958)
Ramblin' with Mose
(1962)
Creek Bank
(1958)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [3]

Thom Jurek of Allmusic states, "Allison displays absolutely brilliant instrumental prowess as both an arranger and as an improviser. His unique, often unorthodox interpretations of standards and pop songs set him apart from virtually every one of his peers".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the recording as "curiously disarming".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Mose Allison except as indicated

  1. "I Got a Right to Cry" (Joe Liggins) – 2:48
  2. "Old Devil Moon" (Burton Lane, Yip Harburg) – 5:08
  3. "The Minstrels" – 3:27
  4. "You Belong to Me" (Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, Redd Stewart) – 4:21
  5. "Stranger in Paradise" (Robert Wright, George Forrest) – 5:26
  6. "The Kissin' Bug" (Bill Eisenhauer, Diane Lampert, Horace Linsley) – 4:30
  7. "Ramble" – 3:10
  8. "Saritha" – 3:54
  9. "Old Man John" – 2:17
  10. "Ingenue" – 3:00
  11. "Old Devil Moon" [Alternate Take] (Lane, Harburg) – 5:01 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "Stranger in Paradise" [Alternate Take] (Wright, Forrest) – 5:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
  13. "Ramble" [Alternate Take] – 3:24 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 16, 2013
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Mose Allison – Ramblin' with Mose: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.