
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 ![]() |
Dirge Adam Fairhall and Johnny Hunter - Play Mary Lou Williams - Discus, 2025 ![]() |
Lady Be Good Adam Fairhall and Johnny Hunter - Play Mary Lou Williams - Discus, 2025 ![]() |
Nicole Adam Fairhall and Johnny Hunter - Play Mary Lou Williams - Discus, 2025 ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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 |