Mose Allison


the "william faulkner of jazz" died today. he was 89, so he had a good run. i didn't listen to his records obsessively, but always dug his persona--he was a white guy who could do the blues without seeming pandering or inauthentic--he was effortlessly cool.
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One of my favorite Mose songs reminds me of a ditzy co-worker I once knew.  The words may not be exactly as he wrote them, but the best lines went something like:

If silence was golden you couldn't raise a dime
Because your mind's on vacation
And your mouth's working overtime.

I need to find that LP and give it a spin.