Mose Allison is an American music icon — truly one of this country's artistic treasures. Back in the 1950s, Allison created a style all his own by coupling his talents as a pianist and lyricist and applying them to the elements of jazz and blues. His piano playing featured hints of both bebop and boogie woogie. Then, over the music, he added his one-of-a-kind, half-spoken, half-sung vocals, and a new, hip noise was born. It was music that was bluesy with a cool, laid-back swing, coming from a polite Southern gentleman who had a sharp, biting wit.
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