Mary Lou Williams (May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements, and recorded more than one hundred records (in 78, 45, and LP versions). Williams wrote and arranged for such bandleaders as Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and she was friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Female Jazz Musicians
Mary Lou Williams
Sunday Open Thread: P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! As you get your Sunday breakfast/brunch on, enjoy the sounds of Mary Lou Williams' Black Christ Of The Andes... … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch