Allison Wonderland: Anthology (1994)

About this title: Only Dave Frishberg and possibly Mark Murphy can rival Mose Allison when it comes to creative use of irony in lyric writing, and neither compares as an instrumentalist. He's a fine bop pianist able to play challenging instrumentals and eclectic enough to integrate country blues and gospel elements into his style. Allison's unique mix of down-home and uptown styles has made him a standout since the '50s. He's one of the few jazz musicians on Atlantic's roster ideally suited for Rhino's two-disc anthology format. Allison recorded many different kinds of songs and was always as much, if not more ... read more

Tracks:

1. Back Country Suite: Blues (aka Young Man's Blues) [Allison]
2. Lost Mind [Mayfield]
3. Parchman Farm [Allison]
4. If You Live [Allison]
5. The Seventh Son [Dixon]
6. Eyesight to the Blind [Williamson]
7. Baby Please Don't Go [Williams]
8. Fool's Paradise [Fuller/Geddins/Rose]
9. V-8 Ford Blues [Love]
10. Ask Me Nice [Allison]
11. Hey, Good Lookin' [Williams]
12. Back on the Corner [Allison]
13. Your Mind Is on Vacation [Allison/Mae]
14. Meet Me at No Special Place [Robinson/Terker]
15. I Don't Worry About a Thing [Allison]
16. I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues [Ellington/George]
17. Swingin' Machine [Allison]
18. Stop This World [Allison]
19. I'm Not Talking [Allison]
20. I'm the Wild Man [Willis/Barksdale]
21. Your Red Wagon [Jones/Raye/DePaul]
22. Fool Killer [Allison]
23. Wild Man on the Loose [Allison]
24. You Can Count on Me to Do My Part [Allison]
25. Smashed [Live] [Allison]
26. I Love the Life I Live, I Live the Life I Love [Live] [Dixon]
27. That's All Right [Live] [Rogers]
28. Fool's Paradise [Live] [Fuller/Geddins/Rose]
29. If You're Goin' to the City [Allison]
30. Everybody's Cryin' Mercy [Allison]
31. Feel So Good [Allison]
32. Your Molecular Structure [Allison]
33. Monsters of the Id [Allison]
34. Hello There, Universe [Allison]
35. I Don't Want Much [Allison]
36. How Much Truth [Allison]
37. Western Man [Allison]
38. I'm Just a Lucky So and So [Ellington/David]
39. Tennessee Waltz [Stewart/King]
40. Ever Since the World Ended [Allison]
41. Top Forty [Allison]
42. Josephine [Kahn/King/Bivens]
43. Gettin' There [Allison]
44. Ever Since I Stole the Blues [Allison]
45. You Call It Joggin' [Loudermilk]
46. Big Brother [Allison]
47. The Gettin' Paid Waltz [Allison]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.