Mary Lou Williams – The Asch Recordings 1944-47
Label: | Folkways Records – FA 2966 |
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Country: | US |
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Genre: | Jazz, Blues, Folk, World, & Country |
Style: | Swing, Bop |
Tracklist
| A1 | Lullaby Of The Leaves | |
| A2 | Roll Em | |
| A3 | Yesterday's Kisses | |
| A4 | Satchel Mouth Baby | |
| A5 | Little Joe From Chicago | |
| A6 | Drag Em | |
| A7 | Mary's Boogie | |
| A8 | St. Louis Blues | |
| A9 | Blues - Until My Baby Comes Back Home | |
| B1 | Gjon Mili Jam Session | |
| B2 | Man O' Mine | |
| B3 | Stardust Part I | |
| B4 | Stardust Part II | |
| B5 | Lady Be Good | |
| B6 | Song In My Soul | |
| B7 | This And That | |
| C1 | Carcinoma | |
| C2 | Russian Lullaby | |
| C3 | Blue Skies | |
| C4 | Persian Rug | |
| C5 | Night And Day | |
| C6 | You Know Baby | |
| C7 | I Found A New Baby | |
| C8 | The Minute Man | |
| C9 | Froggy Bottom | |
| D1 | How High The Moon | |
| D2 | Cloudy And What's Your Story Morning Glory (Cecilia Music) | |
| D3 | Blue Skies | |
| D4 | The Man I Love | |
| D5 | These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You | |
| D6 | Lonely Moments | |
| D7 | Lonely Moments | |
| D8 | Whistle Blues | |
| D9 | Kool | |
| D10 | Mary Lou |
Companies, etc.
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Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Joe Evans (3) (tracks: B6 to B8)
- Arranged By – Mary Lou Williams (tracks: D6, D7)
- Arranged By, Bass – Milton Orent* (tracks: D6, D7)
- Bass – Al Hall (tracks: C1 to C7), Al Lucas (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B4,), Eddie Robinson (4) (tracks: B5 to B8), Grachan Moncur (tracks: D8, D9), Jimmy Butts (tracks: C8, C9)
- Clarinet – Claude Greene (tracks: B1 to B4, B6 to B8), Edmond Hall (tracks: A1 to A5)
- Compiled By, Liner Notes – Peter O'Brien, S.J.*
- Design – Ronald Clyne
- Design, Art Direction – Ronald Clyne
- Drums – Denzil Best (tracks: B5 to B8), Eddie Dougherty (tracks: C8, C9), Jack Parker (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B1 to B4,), Jack "The Bear" Parker* (tracks: D6, D7)
- Guitar – John H. Smith (tracks: D8, D9)
- Orchestra – Milton Orent-Frank Roth Orchestra (tracks: D6, D7)
- Painting – David Stone Martin
- Piano – Frank Roth (tracks: D6, D7), Mary Lou Williams
- Producer, Recorded By – Moses Asch
- Reeds – Allan Feldman (tracks: D6, D7), Martin Glaser (2) (tracks: D6, D7), Maurice Lopez (tracks: D6, D7)
- Supervised By – Mary Lou Williams (tracks: D6, D7)
- Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins (tracks: B5 to B8), Don Byas (tracks: B1 to B4,), Orlando Wright (Musa Kaleem)* (tracks: D6, D7)
- Transferred By, Edited By – George Hanson (4)
- Trombone – Vic Dickenson (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B1 to B4,)
- Trumpet – Bill Coleman (2) (tracks: B5 to C9), Dick Vance (tracks: B1 to B4,), Edward Sadowski (tracks: D6, D7), Frankie Newton* (tracks: A1, A2, A5), Irving Kusting (tracks: D6, D7), Kenny Dorham (tracks: D8, D9), Leon Schwartz (tracks: D6, D7)
- Vocals – Josh White (tracks: C8, C9), Nora Lee King (tracks: A8, A9)
Notes
Box Set with 4 pages fold-out insert.
Other Versions (1)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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New Submission | Mary Lou Williams: The Asch Recordings 1944-47 (2×CD, CD-ROM, Compilation) | Folkways Records, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings | FA 2966 | US | 2007 |
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Reviews
The treble is so severely rolled off in the interest of “noise reduction”, and the bass so boosted, that the collection is hard to listen to or even "hear". I wonder how it compares to the original shellac discs.
Don't worry: These are the original mono-recordings. The sound is not too great, but it's an impressive body of work by one of the greatest jazz composers, pianists & improvisers ever: Long live Mary Lou Williams! You're the true queen of jazz.
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