93074081624

Mary Lou Williams Presents Black Christ Of The Andes

Mary Lou Williams

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Cat No: SFW40816

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Release Date:  27 April 2004

Label:  Smithsonian Folkways

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  93074081624

Genres:  Jazz  

  • Description

    Mary Lou Williams, the "First Lady of Jazz," was an extraordinary pianist, composer, arranger, and master of blues, boogie woogie, stride, swing, and be-bop. Williams’ complex harmonies and brilliant phrasing, rooted in spirituals and blues, border on the avant-garde. Black Christ is both a powerful secular statement and a call to the divine. Duke Ellington said, "[She was] beyond category—a pianist who sums up in herself the full essence of jazz and expresses it with skill and perception that few other jazz musicians have even approached." Originally issued in 1964, this CD contains an additional 4 unreleased tracks, new extensive liner notes, and historic photos. 53 minutes.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. St. Martin De Porres
      • 2. It Ain't Necessarily So
      • 3. The Devil
      • 4. Miss D.D.
      • 5. Anima Christi
      • 6. A Grand Night For Swingers
      • 7. My Blue Heaven
      • 8. Dirge Blues
      • 9. A Fungus A Mungus
      • 10. Koolbonga
      • 11. Forty-Five Degree Angle
      • 12. Nicole
      • 13. Chunka Lunka
      • 14. Praise The Lord