Mary Lou Williams

• 2 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 1 CD

• 5 STARS DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE

Mary Lou Williams’ difficult to find 1955 LP A Keyboard History (Jazztone J1206) in its entirety. Williams is showcased here in both a trio setting with bassist Wendell Marshall and drummer Osie Johnson on some tunes, as well as solo piano on many selections. As a bonus, another complete album by the pianist recorded the previous year in Paris. All ten tracks on Mary Lou (Emarcy LP MG26033) are trio performances featuring Buddy Banks on bass, and Jean-Louis Viale on drums. Both albums received a five-star rating in Down Beat magazine.

PERSONNEL:

• MARY LOU WULLIAMS, piano
• WENDELL MARSHALL, bass (out on 2, 4, 6 & 10)
• OSIE JOHNSON, drums (also congas on 7; out on 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10)

New York, March 8 & 10, 1955.

• BONUS ALBUM: MARY LOU (Emarcy LP MG26033)
• MARY LOU WULLIAMS (p), BUDDY BANKSb (b), JEAN-LOUIS VIALE (d).
• Paris, France, January 14, 1954.

TRACKS:

• 01 FANDANGLE
• 02 MAMA, PIN A ROSE ON ME
• 03 ROLL’ EM
• 04 SWEET SUE
• 05 LULLABY OF THE LEAVES
• 06 TAURUS
• 07 JERICHO
• 08 I LOVE HIM
• 09 AMY
• 10 IT’S THE TALK OF THE TOWN
• 11 I LOVE YOU
• 12 EASY BLUES
• 13 BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA (*)
• 14 THERE’S A SMALL HOTEL (*)
• 15 EN CE TEMPS-LÀ (*)
• 16 LOVER (*)
• 17 CARIOCA (*)
• 18 NICOLE (*)
• 19 TIRE TIRE L’AIGUILLE (*)
• 20 AUTUMN IN NEW YORK (*)

• Total Time: 68:12