Mary Lou Williams Collection, Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University
Mary Lou Williams received an honorary degree from Fordham University in 1973.
Originally recorded Sept. 21, 1978, at the University of Michigan and March 10, 1976, at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
Set List
Solo
History of Jazz:
"Spirituals"
"Fandangle"
"Blues"
"Baby Bear Boogie"
"Roll 'Em"
Duo
"On Green Dolphin Street" (Kaper, Washington)
"Baby Man" (John Stubblefield)
"Jeep Is Jumpin'" (Johnny Hodges)
"Let's Do the Froggy Bottom" (M.L. Williams, Juanita Fleming)
Trio
"Olinga" (Dizzy Gillespie)
"Medi II" (M.L. Williams)
"Bag's Groove" (Milt Jackson)
History of Jazz:
"Spirituals"
"Fandangle"
"Blues"
"Baby Bear Boogie"
"Roll 'Em"
Duo
"On Green Dolphin Street" (Kaper, Washington)
"Baby Man" (John Stubblefield)
"Jeep Is Jumpin'" (Johnny Hodges)
"Let's Do the Froggy Bottom" (M.L. Williams, Juanita Fleming)
Trio
"Olinga" (Dizzy Gillespie)
"Medi II" (M.L. Williams)
"Bag's Groove" (Milt Jackson)
One day, when Williams was only 3, sitting on her mother's lap at the pump organ, her little fingers reached up and picked out a melody. Her mother dropped Williams to the floor and ran to get a witness.
Personnel
Mary Lou Williams, piano
Ronnie Boykins, bass
Charli Persip, drums (Madison concert only)
Credits
For more about Williams, the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University is a tremendous resource.
Father Peter O'Brien SJ directs the Mary Lou Williams Foundation, most helpful in obtaining the long-unheard music from University of Michigan on this episode of JazzSet.
Thanks, as well, to Wisconsin Public Radio; producer Becca Pulliam saved that tape for 34 years. Restoration by John Solon of Mills Music Library, with thanks to Jane Reynolds.
