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Mary Lou Williams - 1930-1941 Featuring Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds of Joy

Mary Lou Williams

1930-1941 Featuring Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds of Joy


Mary Lou Williams was a widely respected arranger for big bands during the 1930s and '40s, as well as a prolific composer whose considerable skill as a pianist was forged in the high intensity Kansas City music scene of the 1920s and '30s. Her complete recorded works have gradually appeared on compact disc since the 1990s, when a systematic reassessment of her oeuvre began to emerge, largely on import reissue labels. Unlike the 1927-1940 volume on the Classics Chronological Series containing her earliest known recordings as side-woman, soloist, and leader, Acrobat's 2008 edition narrows the range to 1930-1941, combining her solos and small group recordings with choice examples of her work wi...

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