PENGUINmama88: speaking 'gobsmacked'... your mention of The Lighthouse... yes, a long ong ong ong time ago. You must remember then "The Jazz KNOB?" There was that FM station and one other pure, jazz-dedicated station. The KNOB. Where I first heard the greats at such tender age (my high school tender age[s])... "This is Mose...here at the KNOB. That's the Jazz KNOB. K-N-O-B, Long Beach." Mose... man oh man....
I had the honor of interviewing Mose for the British magazine "Keyboard Player" and for anyone who is interested to read it you can find it in this month's( October 2010)
edition. He is a class act and a true living legend!
yowzephyr - this is exactly how this song should be sung! listen to the words, it's not a happy song - his love has gone or is threatening to go and he' s crying ...great, great rendition. I'm 63 and have only just discovered this voice and captivating piano playing.
@stones99throw I was lucky enough to see Mose twice, once at Clearwater Jazz Holiday, he came on last and he was SO great, by then most people had left we got lucky as he was definately the hit of the festival that year!! Another time, we saw him at a jazz club in Tierre Verde (sp) and he was wonderful, during his break, he came over and had a drink with us!!!! love him, hes a huge talent. I sure wish I could see him one more time.
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The song "You Are My Sunshine" is too sunny to be made into a drizzly, jazzy version like this. It just doesn't work. But I appreciate experimentation.
If you listen to the complete lyrics you will soon discover that this song is not a "sunny" song at all. The lyrics describe the singer's sorrow when his love leaves him.
Maybe yowzephyr should have said: "It just doesn't work for me".
I played drums with Mose for 20 plus years and the thousands of folks who came to hear him thought this "experiment" worked quite well. But, of course, everyone has a different response to music, it's just that this response seems a bit drizzly.
This is my favourite man, singing my favourite version of this song. I first heard him a loooong time ago at The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach. When he started to play this, I literally was gobsmacked. I have heard it a thousand times since then (live woot!). Thanks so much for posting it :)
@penguinmama88 Then, I'm sure, you heard his promo announcement, many times, that went: "This is Mose. At the KNOB. The JAZZ KNOB. K-N-O-B, Long Beach." Let's hear it for Sleepy Stein, the manager of that station, and host to 3 hours of the blues, every "Blue Monday."
PENGUINmama88: speaking 'gobsmacked'... your mention of The Lighthouse... yes, a long ong ong ong time ago. You must remember then "The Jazz KNOB?" There was that FM station and one other pure, jazz-dedicated station. The KNOB. Where I first heard the greats at such tender age (my high school tender age[s])... "This is Mose...here at the KNOB. That's the Jazz KNOB. K-N-O-B, Long Beach." Mose... man oh man....
MrTwoSticks 8 months ago
Wow, Mose plays my kybd!
Money0nion 10 months ago
Just saw Mose live tonight, I loved this version and thought it was the highlight of the show.
turtlefeather 1 year ago
I had the honor of interviewing Mose for the British magazine "Keyboard Player" and for anyone who is interested to read it you can find it in this month's( October 2010)
edition. He is a class act and a true living legend!
Babyhowdy233 1 year ago
yowzephyr - this is exactly how this song should be sung! listen to the words, it's not a happy song - his love has gone or is threatening to go and he' s crying ...great, great rendition. I'm 63 and have only just discovered this voice and captivating piano playing.
stones99throw 1 year ago 2
@stones99throw I was lucky enough to see Mose twice, once at Clearwater Jazz Holiday, he came on last and he was SO great, by then most people had left we got lucky as he was definately the hit of the festival that year!! Another time, we saw him at a jazz club in Tierre Verde (sp) and he was wonderful, during his break, he came over and had a drink with us!!!! love him, hes a huge talent. I sure wish I could see him one more time.
sheinFL 1 year ago
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Babyhowdy233 1 year ago
drizzly, my my has yowzephr even bothered to search what this great blues man has done, or just a listen to me?
ButchRooby 1 year ago 3
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The song "You Are My Sunshine" is too sunny to be made into a drizzly, jazzy version like this. It just doesn't work. But I appreciate experimentation.
yowzephyr 1 year ago
@yowzephyr
If you listen to the complete lyrics you will soon discover that this song is not a "sunny" song at all. The lyrics describe the singer's sorrow when his love leaves him.
Babyhowdy233 1 year ago
@yowzephyr
"It just doesn't work" ???
Maybe yowzephyr should have said: "It just doesn't work for me".
I played drums with Mose for 20 plus years and the thousands of folks who came to hear him thought this "experiment" worked quite well. But, of course, everyone has a different response to music, it's just that this response seems a bit drizzly.
dawgdrum 1 year ago
This is my favourite man, singing my favourite version of this song. I first heard him a loooong time ago at The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach. When he started to play this, I literally was gobsmacked. I have heard it a thousand times since then (live woot!). Thanks so much for posting it :)
penguinmama88 1 year ago 3
@penguinmama88 Then, I'm sure, you heard his promo announcement, many times, that went: "This is Mose. At the KNOB. The JAZZ KNOB. K-N-O-B, Long Beach." Let's hear it for Sleepy Stein, the manager of that station, and host to 3 hours of the blues, every "Blue Monday."
theoriginalbadbob 1 year ago
He's actually 82...
hobocakes 2 years ago