Mary Lou WilliamsBlack Christ Of The Andes

Label:

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 40816

Format:

CD, Album, Reissue

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Bop, Soul-Jazz, Modal

Tracklist

1St. Martin De Porres
Lyrics ByRev. A. S. Woods, S.J.*
Music ByM. L. Williams*
6:32
2It Ain't Necessarily So
Written-ByGeorge And Ira Gershwin*
4:41
3The Devil
Lyrics ByAda Moore
Music ByM. L. Williams*
4:00
4Miss D.D.
Written-ByM. L. Williams*
2:28
5Anima Christi
Written-ByM. L. Williams*
2:48
6A Grand Night For Swinging
Written-ByBilly Taylor
3:06
7My Blue Heaven3:21
8Dirge Blues
Written-ByM. L. Williams*
2:57
9A Fungus A Mungus
Written-ByM. L. Williams*
3:21
10Koolbonga
Written-ByM. L. Williams*
3:21
11Forty-Five Degree Angle
Written-ByDenzil Best
2:50
12Nicole
Written-ByM. L. Williams*
3:37
13Chunka Lunka
Written-ByM. L. Williams*
3:07
14Praise The Lord
Written-ByM. L. Williams*
5:55

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Copyright ©Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Recorded AtNola Recording Studios
  • Recorded AtCue Studios (2)

Credits

  • BassLarry Gales (tracks: 5, 14), Percy Heath (tracks: 6 to 8, 10 to 13), Theodore Cromwell* (tracks: 2, 4)
  • Bass ClarinetBudd Johnson (tracks: 5)
  • ChoirThe George Gordon Singers* (tracks: 5, 14), The Ray Charles Singers (tracks: 1, 3)
  • Compiled By, Liner Notes, Reissue ProducerFr. Peter F. O'Brien, S.J.*
  • ConductorHoward Roberts* (tracks: 1, 3)
  • Design, LayoutSonya Cohen Cramer
  • DrumsGeorge Chamble (tracks: 2, 4), Percy Brice (tracks: 5, 14), Tim Kennedy (tracks: 6 to 8, 10 to 13)
  • GuitarGrant Green (tracks: 5, 14)
  • Liner NotesEddie Meadows
  • Liner Notes [Edited By]Jacob Love
  • Mastered ByPete Reiniger
  • Photography ByCarl Van Vechten, Chuck Stewart, Dennis Stock, Tom Caffrey
  • PianoMary Lou Williams
  • Reissue Producer [Production Managed By]Mary Monseur
  • Reissue Producer [Production Supervised By]Atesh Sonneborn*, Daniel Sheehy
  • Tenor SaxophoneBudd Johnson (tracks: 14)
  • Vocals [Solo]Jimmy Mitchell (tracks: 5, 14)

Notes

Tracks 1-9 & 14 originally issued by Folkways Records in 1964 as 'Mary Lou Williams Presents' F 2843; all tracks recorded in New York City at Cue Studios and Nola Studios between August 1962 and November 1963. Tracks 10-13 previously unreleased.

Reissue compiled, annotated, and produced by Fr. Peter F. O'Brien, S.J., on behalf of the Mary Lou Williams Foundation.

℗© 2004 Smithsonian Folkway Recordings

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 093074081624
  • Label Code: LC 9628
  • Matrix / Runout: 53900AM-01 SFW-40816 042101-06

Other Versions (5 of 30)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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Mary Lou Williams (LP, Album, Stereo)Mary Records, Folkways RecordsM-101, FS 32843US1964
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Mary Lou Williams (LP, Album, Mono)Mary Records, Folkways RecordsM-101, FJ 2843US1964
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Mary Lou Williams (LP, Album, Stereo)Folkways Records, Mary RecordsFS 32843, M-101US1964
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Mary Lou Williams (LP, Album, Stereo)Mary Records, Folkways Records, Folkways RecordsM-101, FS 32843, FJ 2843US1964
Mary Lou Williams (LP, Album, Stereo)Mary RecordsFS 32843US1964

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