William Dart investigates music that fits the bill of hip - and some that doesn't - with songs by Lambert Hendricks and Ross, Dave Frishberg, Mose Allison and our own Bret McKenzie.
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ARTIST: Dave Frishberg
TITLE: I'm Hip
ALBUM: Can't Take You Nowhere
COMPOSER: Dorough, Frishberg
LABEL: Fantasy
ARTIST: Huey Leis & The News
TITLE: Hip to be Square
ALBUM: Greatest Hits
COMPOSER: Lewis
LABEL: Rhino
ARTIST: Lambert, Hendricks and Ross
TITLE: In a Mellow Tone
ALBUM: Seven Classic Albums
COMPOSER: Ellington, Gabler
LABEL: Real Gone Jazz
ARTIST: Van Morrison, Georgie Fame
TITLE: Your Mind is on Vacation
ALBUM: How Long Has This Been Going On
COMPOSER: Allison
LABEL: Verve
ARTIST: Mose Allison
TITLE: Your Mind is on Vacation
ALBUM: The Complete Atlantic/Elektra Albums 1962-1983
COMPOSER: Allison
LABEL: Strawberry
ARTIST: Mose Allison
TITLE: Swingin' Machine
ALBUM: The Complete Atlantic/Elektra Albums 1962-1984
COMPOSER: Allison
LABEL: Strawberry
ARTIST: Mose Allison
TITLE: Hello There, Universe
ALBUM: The Complete Atlantic/Elektra Albums 1962-1985
COMPOSER: Allison
LABEL: Strawberry
ARTIST: Mose Allison
TITLE: Monsters of the Id
ALBUM: The Complete Atlantic/Elektra Albums 1962-1986
COMPOSER: Allison
LABEL: Strawberry
ARTIST: Amy Allison, Elvis Costello
TITLE: Monsters of the Id
ALBUM: If You're Going to the City: A Tribute to Mose Allison
COMPOSER: Allison
LABEL: Fat Possum
ARTIST: Flight of the Conchords
TITLE: Robots
ALBUM: Flight of the Conchords
COMPOSER: McKenzie, Clement
LABEL: HBO
ARTIST: Bret McKenzie
TITLE: This World
ALBUM: Songs without Jokes
COMPOSER: McKenzie
LABEL: SubPop
ARTIST: Bret McKenzie
TITLE: Dave's Place
ALBUM: Songs without Jokes
COMPOSER: McKenzie
LABEL: SubPop
ARTIST: Bret McKenzie
TITLE: America Goodbye
ALBUM: Songs without Jokes
COMPOSER: McKenzie
LABEL: SubPop
ARTIST: Bret McKenzie
TITLE: A Little Tune
ALBUM: Songs without Jokes
COMPOSER: McKenzie
LABEL: SubPop
