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Mary Lou Williams. JAZZ · 1945. Preview. While suffering from a bad case of writer’s block in early 1945, Mary Lou Williams turned to a book about astrology for inspiration. She quickly realized that the personalities traits denoted by each sign of the Zodiac could be a jumping-off point to draw a series of character sketches in music.
zodiac suite (1945) Background: In 1945, Mary Lou Williams was playing at a club called Café Society, owned by Barney Josephson. She also had a weekly radio program. Josephson suggested that she write something ambitious for the radio show, and she wound up conceiving a suite based on the signs of the zodiac.
Zodiac suite VERVE. Mary-Lou Williams Old Time Spiritual SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS. À réécouter : Mary Lou Williams, une des premières pianistes de jazz. La chronique d'Aliette de Laleu Écouter plus tard . Lecture écouter 4 min . Musique, nom féminin.
Zodiac Suite by Mary Lou Williams Collective, Mary Lou Williams released in 1945. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllM... AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript.
Mary Lou Williams. Smithsonian Folkways proudly celebrated the 50th anniversary of the original Asch Records release of Mary Lou Williams' work, Zodiac Suite. Performing solo and accompanied by bassist Al Lucas and drummer Jack Parker, Williams crafted these pieces as a series of dedications to fellow musicians born under each astrological sign.
7 de ene. de 2024 · NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with jazz musician Aaron Diehl about his rendition of "The Zodiac Suite," an album originally composed by Mary Lou Williams in the 1940s.
Aaron Diehl and Mary Lou Williams’s Zodiac Suite. Zodiac Suite was the first orchestral program Mary Lou Williams composed in her own name, originally produced in 1945, but never performed by a full orchestra in her lifetime; her largest arrangement was also limited to a much smaller 45-instrument grouping.
