The History of Jazz
produced by Peter F. O'Brien, 1940-2015 (Folkways Records, 1978), 32 mins
Details
- Field of Interest
- World Music
- Description
On this album, Mary Lou Williams presents a history of jazz in speech and in music, from meditations on learning ragtime and blues as a child to performances of her own compositions, including "Night Life," which was captured on her first recording in 1930 and became a Kansas City classic.
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 32 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Ragtime
- Label
- Folkways Records
- Producer
- Peter F. O'Brien, 1940-2015
- Release Date
- 1978
- Subject
- World Music, American Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, United States and Canada, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá