In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday April 2nd, 2025 with Ian M
Mary Lou Williams and the Zodiac Suite at 80: exploring the compositions of Mary Lou Williams with Adam Fairhall and recreating the Zodiac Suite, composed in 1945
| Walkin' and Swingin' Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy (feat. Mary Lou Williams) - - Decca, 1936 |
| History of Jazz (Fandangle/Old Fashioned Slow Blues/For The Figs/Baby Bear Boogie/Roll 'Em) Mary Lou Williams - Solo Recital Montreux Jazz Festival 1978 - Pablo Live, 1978 |
| Mary Lou Williams' Blues (a/k/a Mary Lou Blues) Mary Lou Williams - First Ladies Of Jazz - Savoy Jazz, 1989 |
| Pagliacci (arr. M.L. Williams) Mary Lou Williams - Mary Lou Williams - Atlantic, 1951 |
| In the Purple Grotto Mary Lou Williams - Mary Lou Williams - Atlantic, 1951 |
| O.W. Mary Lou Williams (feat. Don Byas) - Conversation - Past Perfect Silver Line, 2002 |
| Bag's Blues Mary Lou Williams - A Grand Night For Swinging (live, 1976) - HighNote Records, 2008 |
| Night Life Adam Fairhall and Johnny Hunter - Play Mary Lou Williams - Discus, 2025 
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| Dirge Adam Fairhall and Johnny Hunter - Play Mary Lou Williams - Discus, 2025
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| Lady Be Good Adam Fairhall and Johnny Hunter - Play Mary Lou Williams - Discus, 2025
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| Nicole Adam Fairhall and Johnny Hunter - Play Mary Lou Williams - Discus, 2025
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| Aries (1945 recording) Mary Lou Williams - Zodiac Suite - Smithsonian Folkways, 1995 |
| Taurus Aaron Diehl and The Knights - Zodiac Suite - Mack Avenue, 2023 |
| Gemini Adam Fairhall and Johnny Hunter - Play Mary Lou Williams - Discus, 2025
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| Cancer Jeong Lim Yang - Zodiac Suite: Reassured - Fresh Sound New Talent, 2022 |
| Leo Umlaut Chamber Orchestra - Zodiac Suite: Mary Lou Williams - Umlaut Records, 2023 |
| Virgo Umlaut Chamber Orchestra - Zodiac Suite: Mary Lou Williams - Umlaut Records, 2023 |
| Libra Umlaut Chamber Orchestra - Zodiac Suite: Mary Lou Williams - Umlaut Records, 2023 |
| Scorpio The Dutch Jazz Orchestra - The Lady Who Swings The Band - Rediscovered Music Of Mary Lou Williams - Challenge Records, 2005 |
| Sagittarius Jeong Lim Yang - Zodiac Suite: Reassured - Fresh Sound New Talent, 2022 |
| Capricorn Aaron Diehl and The Knights - Zodiac Suite - Mack Avenue, 2023 |
| Aquarius Jeong Lim Yang - Zodiac Suite: Reassured - Fresh Sound New Talent, 2022 |
| Pisces Mary Lou Williams Collective (Geri Allen, Buster Williams, Billy Hart) - Zodiac Suite: Revisited - Mary Records, 2006 |
| Selections from "Zodiac Suite" (Virgo/Libra/Aries) Dizzy Gillespie - Live at Newport Jazz Festival, 1957 (50th anniversary) - Verve Records, 2007 |
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