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Hace 4 días · Mary Lou Williams was a jazz pianist who performed with and composed for many of the great jazz artists of the 1940s and ’50s. Williams received early instruction from her mother, a classically trained pianist.
18 de may. de 2024 · She composed, arranged, recorded and played with, and was admired by many of the jazz greats of the day — Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum. But Williams’ private life told a different story.
Hace 6 días · Cecilia Smith wasn’t deeply familiar with Mary Lou Williams when she was approached to perform a concert of the jazz matriarch’s music in 2000. A friend, who was a member of Our Lady of Victory Church in Brooklyn, proffered the invitation.
19 de may. de 2024 · Жанр: Post-Bop. Издание: Renma Recordings - 6402CD. Продолжительность: 01:03:56. Кодек: FLAC (tracks+.cue) Битрейт: Lossless. Источник (релизер): rdv1. Страна-производитель диска: USA. Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи ...
Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong and Bobby Hackett, a meeting of trumpeters who certainly do not lack good humor photo by Maynard Frank Wolfe, 1959. Great meme potential here, too. 625K subscribers in the Jazz community. Reddit's home for all things related to Jazz.
17 de may. de 2024 · “A Night in Tunisia” is a quintessential composition by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Its origins remain somewhat of a mystery. However, many sources have claimed to have located its genesis to Gillespie’s time as a member of Benny Carter’s band in 1942.
8 de may. de 2024 · Today, we honor Mary Lou Williams, a pioneering jazz pianist, composer, and arranger whose talent and innovation helped shape the course of jazz. Known...
