Mary Lou Williams - The First Lady Of The Piano (1993)

Tracklist 00:00 Roll ’Em Written-By – Williams 03:36 Fandangle Written-By – Williams 05:39 My Mama Pinned A Rose On Me [Mama, Pin A Rose On Me] Written-By – Williams 09:01 Just You, Just Me Written-By – Greer, Klanges 11:34 O.W. Written By – Wright Written-By – Williams 16:42 Talk Of The Town Written-By – Cohan 21:19 It Ain’t Necessarily So Written-By – Gershwin 26:03 My Blue Heaven Written-By – Whiting, Donaldson 29:13 Anima Christi Written-By – Anthony Woods S. J., Williams 32:01 Miss D.D. Written-By – Woods, Williams 34:31 Down Beat Written-By – Feather 44:36 Out Of Nowhere Written-By – Heyman, Green 48:46 Autumn Leaves Written-By – Prevert, Kosma Artist:Mary Lou Williams Title: The First Lady Of The Piano 1952-1971 Year Of Release: 1993 Label: Giant Of Jazz[CD 53180] Genre: Jazz This variegated sampler combines our lady’s intimate solo and small group rhythm sessions with some of that European Vogue material featuring tenor saxophonist Don Byas and choice cuts (including an invigorating ten-minute jam called “Down Beat“) from a live date with a front line of trumpeter Harold “Shorty“ Baker, trombonist Vic Dickenson and saxophonist Morris Lane. “Autumn Leaves“ was recorded live at the Overseas Press Club in New York City on the last day of January 1971 with trumpeters Bobby Hackett and Dizzy Gillespie. Altogether this is a very nice portrait of a brilliant pianist whose recording career spanned more than fifty years.