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10. Sept. 2019 · By 1936, then-25-year-old Mary Lou Williams' reputation already preceded her. The pianist's primary gig — Kansas City band Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy — was taking off, booked for...
Mary Lou Williams, ca. 1946. Fotografie von William P. Gottlieb. Mary Lou Williams (geboren als Mary Alfrieda Scruggs; * 8. Mai 1910 in Atlanta, Georgia; † 28. Mai 1981 in Durham, North Carolina) war eine US-amerikanische Jazzmusikerin ( Pianistin, Komponistin und Arrangeurin ).
14. Juni 2023 · 1936-03-11. Topics. 78rpm Jazz, Decca, Williams Mary Lou, Piano. Mary Lou Williams (Mary Elfrieda Scruggs; 08.05.1910 - 28.05.1981): American jazz pianist, arranger and composer. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than 100 records (in 78, 45, LP versions).
2. Okt. 2023 · Sie komponierte und arrangierte für Combos und Big Bands. Und Williams war eine Wegbereiterin der Gleichberechtigung von Frauen im Jazz. Zwölf Jahre lang war sie Pianistin und Hauptkomponistin von Andy Kirks Twelve Clouds of Joy.
Decca also recorded Williams separately as a pianist with rhythm accompaniment in 1936 and 1938. The title of one of them, “Swinging for Joy,” is just right. In 1942, Mary Lou Williams left Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy and returned to Pittsburgh to stay at her sister’s house.
In 1937, she produced In the Groove (Brunswick), a collaboration with Dick Wilson, and Benny Goodman asked her to write a blues song for his band. The result was "Roll 'Em", a boogie-woogie piece based on the blues, which followed her successful "Camel Hop", named for Goodman's radio show sponsor, Camel cigarettes.
23. Mai 2018 · She was significant as both a composer and arranger, lending harmonic sophistication and a bold sense of swing to Kirk's repertory, including "Mess-a-Stomp" (1929 and 1938), "Walkin' and Swingin' " (1936), "Froggy Bottom" (1936), "Moten Swing" (1936), "In the Groove" (1937), and "Mary's Idea" (1938).
