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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 New
Dirge
Adam Fairhall and Johnny Hunter - Play Mary Lou Williams - Discus, 2025 New
Lady Be Good
Adam Fairhall and Johnny Hunter - Play Mary Lou Williams - Discus, 2025 New
Nicole
Adam Fairhall and Johnny Hunter - Play Mary Lou Williams - Discus, 2025 New
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 New
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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