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Mary Lou Williams Format: Audio CD
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 34 ratings
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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 5 inches; 8 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Steeplechase
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2007
  • SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ ADD
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 4, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Steeplechase
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000027UMP
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ Spain
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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Kenneth E. Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars She's the history of jazz
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2020
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Anything Mary Lou Williams does is a jazz history lesson. She was a woman in a man's world (jazz was very often like a boyz club). She was humble & her work was inspiring to all her contemporaries. Everything she played/composed was drawn from the entire tradition/language of what we call jazz. This recording is a great example & a great place to start if you don't know of her. Her Zodiac suite written/performed earlier in her her career is a show stopper. Then take the leap to the Pablo recording of her playing in duet with Cecil Taylor & a rhythm section!! To quote younger people 'OMG'. Buster Williams (bass) & Mickey Roker(drums) - what rhythm section are SUPERB!! Standards, Miles's 'All Blues', Bobby Timmons ' Dat Dere', standards & her own beautiful originals. This is a beautiful set of monster piano trio playing. BUY IT, YOU WILL BE HAPPY.
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Eric Wertman
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent playing
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2019
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The whole CD is marvelous
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2016
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She is a master
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H. Kennedy
5.0 out of 5 stars Astonishing music played by a 64-year-old master at the peak of her powers
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2019
Mary Lou can swing, especially on this session where she accepted a lower session rate in exchange for complete creative control. It's like a source document of swing. You literally can listen to it on repeat all day and never tire of it.
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David Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars Just Wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2014
One of my all-time favorites. I can just put it on and let play forever. The very slow rendition of Baby Man is one of my favorites, but it's so hard to pick a favorite. Like another reviewer noted, she's just one of the many jazz musicians who never was recognized for her great talent.
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Luna
5.0 out of 5 stars lifelong love for this album
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2009
In my college days I has many friends who were jazz musicians, and I learned a lot about the canon: Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington. I did not hear anything about Mary Lou Williams, but I somehow stumbled across this LP, bought it, loved it, and played it constantly. I did not purchase it as a CD, but 20+ years later I found the LP as a download, and now--once again--I am listening to it all the time.

Mary swings so hard, and her lines are so beautiful--what she hears and plays is unique in jazz. Subtle, but completely enchanting. She demands that you listen and rewards your attention with thoughtful, spiritual grooves--one after another. The best!
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Bob O'Jazz
5.0 out of 5 stars Another triumph for Mary Lou Williams
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2005
Hard to believe that somebody could add something to Miles Davis' and Gil Evans' "All Blues" but Mary Lou Williams does it. This woman is one of the unsung geniuses of modern jazz. Why she has not received the same acclaim as people like Coltrane and Monk is beyond me. Sexism? Probably. Do yourself a favour and pick up one of her albums. If you love jazz, you will love Mary Lou Williams.
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Luis Jimenez
5.0 out of 5 stars Una obra imprescindible para los amantes del jazz
Reviewed in Spain on December 9, 2021
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Una obra de arte
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Mike E
5.0 out of 5 stars Great album
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 10, 2021
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Wonderful playing, light production. Buy it!
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G. Pechura
4.0 out of 5 stars Wurzeln im Blues
Reviewed in Germany on March 3, 2009
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Obwohl Mary Lou Williams' Karriere seit Anfang der 50er Jahre fast unsichtbar verlaufen ist, hat sie doch in all den Jahren hin und wieder Aufnahmen eingespielt. "Free Spirits" stammt von 1975, es spielt ein Trio mit Mary Lou Williams (p), dem wesentlich jüngeren Bassisten Buster Williams (der u.a. mit Herbie Hancock gespielt hat) und Mickey Roker am Schlagzeug.

Mary Lou Williams läßt sich stilistisch nicht festlegen, bei Bobby Timmons' "Dat Dere" klingt sie funky, bei "All Blues" modern, und in den beiden Stücken des Saxophonisten John Stubblefield, "Baby Man" und das titelgebende "Free Spirits", inter-agiert sie relativ frei insbesondere mit Buster Williams. Auf der anderen Seite kann sie auch Zirkus-Ponies wie "Temptation" oder "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" noch etwas abgewinnen. Über allem aber schwebt, oder besser alles wurzelt im Blues. Auch bei den moderneren Stücken läßt Mary Lou Williams keinen Zweifel daran, daß es hier kein esoterisches Geklimper gibt, sondern die Basis ist erdiger Blues - wahrscheinlich machen das die vielen Jahre, die sie in Kansas City verbracht hat.
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Martin Archer
5.0 out of 5 stars Deep Soul
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2014
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This is one of those albums you could play to someone who didn't know what jazz was, but wanted to know more. A lifetime of experience in this deep soul music shines out from these fantastic performances. Not showy, not fast, no clutter or flash, just a bucketful of the real thing.
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