Today's Listen:
Mary Lou Williams -- ZONING
Simthsonian / Folkways reissue. LP Recorded in 1974. Excellent sound quality.
Wonderful music. Every tune is 'fresh' and killer. I am beginning to see and hear her, the way the OP does.
She is joined on two of the tunes by pianist, Zita Carno. I am not familiar with her. The booklet says she is a classically trained player, but well 'attuned' to Jazz. Says she wrote notes to 'Giant Steps'
I would say, anyone that can translate Coltrane to English, is most definitely 'Attuned'. In any event, the two of them playing together is wonderful.
A couple of tunes have Tony Waters on Congas. Amazing. The music does not sound dated. It's as modern as anything being recorded today.
Re-discovering Mary Lou makes me happy and sad. Happy for the music, and sad that she and her music was so neglected, in a relative sense, by the Jazz establisment.
Ain't got it? Git it!
I noticed that her tunes are just the right length. She does not play too long. Or it could just be that, time flys when you are having fun.
Cheers
Mary Lou Williams -- ZONING
Simthsonian / Folkways reissue. LP Recorded in 1974. Excellent sound quality.
Wonderful music. Every tune is 'fresh' and killer. I am beginning to see and hear her, the way the OP does.
She is joined on two of the tunes by pianist, Zita Carno. I am not familiar with her. The booklet says she is a classically trained player, but well 'attuned' to Jazz. Says she wrote notes to 'Giant Steps'
I would say, anyone that can translate Coltrane to English, is most definitely 'Attuned'. In any event, the two of them playing together is wonderful.
A couple of tunes have Tony Waters on Congas. Amazing. The music does not sound dated. It's as modern as anything being recorded today.
Re-discovering Mary Lou makes me happy and sad. Happy for the music, and sad that she and her music was so neglected, in a relative sense, by the Jazz establisment.
Ain't got it? Git it!
I noticed that her tunes are just the right length. She does not play too long. Or it could just be that, time flys when you are having fun.
Cheers