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32 quotes by Mose Allison

Mose Allison Background information Birth name Mose John Allison, Jr. Born (1927-11-11) November 11, 1927 (age 87) Tippo, Mississippi, United States Genres Jazz, jazz blues, blues Instruments Piano, vocals, trumpet Years active 1956–present Website moseallison.com Mose John Allison, Jr. (born November 11, 1927) is an American jazz blues pianist and singer.
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Pizza Express has been a real godsend for me. I've been working there for several years, six weeks a year. You can go to work every night and... →

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I have no idea what I'm doin'. I've never seen me.

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It's as much fun as it ever was, you know, once I get there. Gettin' there is a little harder.

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As far as I'm concerned, the essentials of jazz are: melodic improvisation, melodic invention, swing, and instrumental personality.

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I can't judge my own stuff. That's for others. But those are the three things that I admire.

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I do some concerts. At the moment, I'm being helped a lot by a gig I play in London, which is Pizza Express.

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I haven't stopped and I don't plan on stoppin' any time soon.

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There's a few tunes of mine that don't have jokes, but most of them have a joke and they have a humorous point of view somewhere.

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All the classic jazz players all sang and a lot of 'em sang blues.

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And Lennie Tristano I like a lot, I still like him.

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At this point, I don't listen to other people too much. I'm not really that affected by anyone.

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But I got an audience that knows what I do. They usually show up, so I usually do pretty good.

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I been getting good crowds. It only took 50 years.

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