Mose Allison I Don't Worry About A Thing (LP)

Mose at his best as a beat poet, on Atlantic! This classic album - known as the moment Mose made his transition from iconic pianist to iconic beat singer - features the first versions of two of his sharpest tunes ("Your Mind Is On Vacation" & the title track), bluesy versions of standards, instrumentals and more. To celebrate the 60th anniversary, everything was cut in analog from Atlantic's original mono reels!

Mose Allison was already 34 years old and had made nine records as a leader before releasing his debut on Atlantic, but this was his breakthrough. One of jazz's greatest lyricists at the time, Allison made the transition from pianist who occasionally sang to singer who also played his own unusual brand of piano. In addition to original versions of "Your Mind Is on Vacation," "I Don't Worry About a Thing (Because I Know Nothing Will Turn out Right)" and "It Didn't Turn out That Way," he sings bluesy versions of two standards ("Meet Me at No Special Place" and "The Song Is Ended") and performs five instrumentals with his trio. There is only 33 1/2 minutes of music, but the set is one of Mose Allison's most important recordings.