Recording the World
Sidedoor
The Life and Times of Mo Ash
Mo Ash wanted to record what wasn't already being documented, music local to the communities around him. He vowed never to try a hit record; every time he got close to a hit he found someone who could buy the masters from him and they could make the hit. Mo would pay artists a small fee up front. In the words of jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams, Mo gave artist so much freedom,. if you only burped, Mo recorded it.
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