Where Swing is King!
“Roll ‘Em” Composed and arranged by Mary Lou Williams. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Victor on July 7, 1937 in Hollywood, California. Benny Goodman, clarinet; directing: Harry James, first and solo trumpet; [..]
“Steppin’ Pretty” Composed and arranged by Mary Lou Williams. Recorded by Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy for Decca on March 2, 1936 in New York. Andy Kirk, directing: Harry Lawson, first trumpet; [..]
“Walkin’ and Swingin’” Composed and arranged by Mary Lou Williams. Recorded by Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy for Decca on March 2, 1936 in New York. Andy Kirk, directing: Harry “Big Jim” [..]
The story: I have recently been re-reading the wonderful biography of pianist/arranger/composer Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981), entitled “Morning Glory,” by Linda Dahl (1999), University of California Press. I have long been beguiled by Ms. Williams’s [..]
