Mary Lou Williams Roll Em

[kevinherbert]

Man she is also a VERY cute babe...

[kevinherbert]

She was something of a child prodigy player..playing g8 from..the age of 8!!!!

[dossolesdosmares]

Super cool! Thank you : )

[MegaMusicman09]

THIS IS PRETTY AWESOME...THANKYOU.

[speedballfury]

Awesome!! All I can say! Found a new shop for me on 4th here in East village ...gretsch... love the tunes ..thanx

[divajc]

Please google WOMEN IN JAZZ SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. for the history of over 70 amazing musicwomen.

[gcpropertymanagement]

We stand on their shoulders. These are the greats.

We need to go further.

[Undercovertheory]

you saw it hear, women in jazz.

[hep2jive]

i cant believe my car was over a year old when this song came out. love roll em with its boogie swing!

[scialala1]

so cute guys! *_* thank you so much! I love this kind of music!

[hep2jive]

@scialala1 cute? its actually pretty drunken and wild. its mean. not really cute.

[davidglow3]

What a very attractive woman

[Rowland108]

Mary Lou told John Hammond about Charlie Christian @ 1939 which lead to him being auditioned by Benny Goodman in LA and taking him into BG's small combos. She was in Andy Kirk's Clouds of Joy Band from 1930 - 1942 after being it's chauffeur.

[Abari3]

My church is doing a concert honoring her and they've asked me to write an original poem. This information is very helpful.

[TheBieneGrrl]

I always enjoy hearing where a tune came from - it's roots, if you will. Thanks for sharing this with us. It's as important to our legacy of music as the armed forces network broadcasts of such legends as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and the others.

[tug0jackson]

OTRNut has admirable uploaded Command Performance 1942 (upto 1947). If you like these Armed Forces Radio Services (AFRS) Jubilee, you will probably enjoy those as well.

[lastnameinthebook]

Actually I like the Benny Goodman version much better but this one is OK. Boogie woogie piano and big bands don't seem to mix very well. Still, a great song from a great lady.

[2bleavin]

Love love Mary,in my top 3 of Keys..she was original in her time,very under rated...

[strataciella]

I love Mary Lou!!!!!!

[lenwainick]

She was a wonderful performer. I always

enjoyed seeing her.

[holygroove2]

Is it true that she mentored Monk, Dizzy and Bird?

[tug0jackson]

Yes, according to her Wikipedia entry, fifth paragraph down. She collaborated extensively with other musicians, a pretty interesting read.

[Undercovertheory]

@holygroove2 yep, she was their mentor, teacher and friend. Oh, and Charlie Parker. Truely amazing woman!

[leesterg]

Thanks for posting . . . I've been waiting for more of MLW's work to surface.

[Rowland108]

Wow. Love this and her work with Andy Kirk & his 12 Clouds of Joy. When was this recorded?

[tug0jackson]

AFRS 276 48-07-21

AFRS Jubilee number 276 July 21, 1948,

Venues: 01: NBC, Hollywood; 02-05: McCormack General Hospital, Pasadena, CA

Pre-recording dates: 01: unknown; 02-05: February 1948

Roll ´Em

Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams, piano soloist, acc. by Benny Carter and his orchestra sans the

rhythm section.

Click on the second URL link in the info box

The Hellzapoppin' Swing Dance Scene is great!

[hep2jive]

@tug0jackson nerd.

[musicfariy]

she is good, thanks posting this it has meant i can do my As leavel music homework, so chers

[tug0jackson]

Compliments from the musicfariy! If you want to listen to a variety of this type of music you can click on my name in the info box, then Playlists (toward the top) and then Play All. Hope you get an A.