Mose Allison, Live 1978, 2022 on Liberation Hall

Although this was recorded (at the Showboat Lounge in Silver Spring Maryland) in 1978, it was unreleased until 2022 when it was put out as a Record Store Day release. Allison is accompanied by Tom Rutley on bass and Jerry Ganelli on drums. As the liner notes put it:

Most of the material is fairly familiar, but the singer’s spirited delivery and interplay with the audience make this recording rare. It ain’t about the technology; it’s about these transcendent versions of Allison classics performing with sidemen who get it, for people who dig it, the real deal

It is really a great set and sounds decent if not fantastic – sort of like a medium to high quality bootleg more than a fully produced live album.

My copy via Electric Fetus in Minneapolis MN.

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