Mose Allison's eclectic style of drawling vocals over boogie-woogie-bordering and bebop-adjacent piano made him a favourite, if not a star, in both the jazz and blues worlds for more than half a century. His primary influences—Louis Jordan, Fats Waller and Percy Mayfield, among others—have enjoyed similar appeal with divergent audiences. Like their best work, Allison's songs hinge on an axis of earthiness and effortless cool, which may explain why his material has been covered by a wide variety of artists, including Van Morrison, Pixies and The Clash.