Original outlook for Mose Allison

My Account
Logout

Create an Evening Standard Account

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Welcome! Sign in here

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Forgot your password ?

Registration

* indicates fields that are mandatory

Email *

Password *

Confirm Password *

First name *

Surname *

Postcode *

Country *

Mobile phone number

Username *

Gender *

Year of birth *

When you sign up...

You will have access to all our online competitions, discounted offers and can post comments on our site.

You will also receive The Weekender newsletter sent every Thursday - it’s full of fantastic offers and ideas for the weekend. You can update your email preferences in your account page when you log in.

Other newsletters and emails

Homes & Property Newsletter - Yes I want to receive the weekly email with all the latest news on property in the capital

Occasionally we would also like to send you relevant emails detailing specific offers either from ourselves or carefully selected partners. If you would prefer not to receive these then please tick the appropriate boxes below. We will never pass on your details.

I do not want to receive additional offers and information from the Evening Standard

I do not want to receive additional offers and information sent by Evening Standard on behalf of carefully selected partners

Terms and Conditions

* I have read, understood and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of Evening Standard

Registration

Mail Sent for Registration Confirmation.

A confirmation email has been sent. Please activate your account by clicking on the activation link sent in your mail box.

What’s Your Movie? confronts celeb-culture obsessions. I’m So Glad the World Has Ended (It Wasn’t Workin’ Anyhow) stares global warming in the face, and They Keep Saying Mercy (when they Don’t Know The Meaning of the Word) could apply to Iraq, Tibet or anywhere else where politicians keep saying "Peace for all/Just as soon as we win this war".

You get 20 of these much-imitated songs in two Allison sets, which is good value in any era. Look Whatcha Made Me Do, Who’s Out, Who’s In — a bitter smile flits across Mose’s face as he recites these numbers in a forlorn deep-south croak that finally fits his pallid, white-bearded face.

Now and then a few classic ballads and blues — Do Nuthin’ Till You Hear From Me, You are My Sunshine, Trouble in Mind — take his fancy, and he makes them his own.

Mose is a true original, with a fine double-bassist (Roy Babbington) beside him and a solid week of Soho exposure ahead. So check him out, especially If you’ve never done so before. There are many imitators, but nobody writes or performs an Allison song with the same gritty panache.

I’m Not Disheartened (But I’m Gettin’ There) just about sums him up.

Until 9 June (020 7734 3220)

Mose Allison
Pizza Express Jazz Club
Dean Street, W1D 3RW