I Don't Worry About a Thing

I Don't Worry About a Thing
Studio album by Mose Allison
Released	1962
Recorded	March 15, 1962
Studio	Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:36
Label	Atlantic SD 1389
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Mose Allison chronology
Takes to the Hills (1962) I Don't Worry About a Thing (1962) Swingin' Machine (1963)

I Don't Worry About a Thing is an album by American pianist, vocalist and composer Mose Allison recorded for the Atlantic label in 1962.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "this was his breakthrough date. One of jazz's greatest lyricists, at the time, Allison was making the transition from being a pianist who occasionally sang to becoming a vocalist who also played his own unusual brand of piano. ...the set is one of Mose Allison's most significant recordings".^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that, with its combination of material, "for some this is the classic Mose album".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Mose Allison except as indicated

1. "I Don't Worry About a Thing" – 2:17
2. "It Didn't Turn Out That Way" – 2:41
3. "Your Mind Is on Vacation" – 2:35
4. "Let Me See" (Count Basie, Harry Edison) – 4:08
5. "Everything I Have Is Yours" (Burton Lane, Harold Adamson) – 4:07
6. "Stand By" – 4:56
7. "Idyll" – 4:15
8. "The Well" – 3:30
9. "Meet Me at No Special Place" (J. Russel Robinson, Arthur Terker, Harry Pyle) – 2:33
10. "The Song Is Ended" (Irving Berlin) – 2:34

Personnel

• Mose Allison – piano, vocals
• Addison Farmer – bass
• Osie Johnson – drums

References

1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed September 25, 2015
2. Mose Allison discography accessed September 25, 2015
3. Yanow, Scott. I Don't Worry About a Thing – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.