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Hear & Now #37
Mary Lou Williams
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Please use your best sounding playback equipment and make a point to, as much as possible, just listen to the music and not simply let it be background music to other activities.
Listening Tip: Mary Lou Williams' style of composition and piano playing blended a wide range of musical traditions. Listen for her consistently unique style in the three different musical settings below.
Mary Lou Williams • "45 Degree Angle" written by Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams • "My Blue Heaven" written by Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams (piano) and Milton Suggs (bass) on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood
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Overall how much do you like this video of Mary Lou Williams and Milton Suggs on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood "?
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Mary Lou Williams was deeply spiritual and a very devout Roman Catholic. How do you feel her spirituality may have affected her musicianship?
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