Mary Lou Williams Presents Black Christ of the Andes
(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2004), 53 mins
Details
- Field of Interest
- World Music
- 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 categorya 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.
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 53 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Piano Jazz
- Label
- Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Release Date
- 2004
- 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