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R.I.P. Mose

Interestingly, at the beginning of his career, he was touted as one of the most formidable jazz piano players to come (and you can still hear that in his playing!), but he decided he'd rather use his voice and sing, and do the quirky stuff he did.

Unforgettable to me, Mose. He's been one of my favourites for many years, all since my tender teenage years when I discovered jazz. Tremendous sense of humour and irony he has.

I give you 'Middle Class White Boy' (Mose called himself, or was called by others, the 'white boy that stole the blues') and 'How does it feel to be good-looking', with lines as memorable as:

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How does it feel to be born lucky? / The world is just your rubberducky.

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As one comment on YouTube says: See you again in the great Bebop Hall in Heaven.

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Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)

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Originally posted by Golden Key:
Don't think I've ever heard of him, MT. But, from the titles, I'm guessing it's Dr. Demento-type stuff?

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