Celebrating Mary Lou Williams: Live at Birdland New York w/ Geri Allen


Artist: Trio 3

Label: Intakt

Price: $18.95

Year: 2011
Format: CD

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Trio 3 played five evenings together with pianist Geri Allen in the New York jazz club Birdland, paying homage to the jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams. They presented fresh and individualistic interpretations of some of the most beautiful pieces of the "First Lady of Jazz". Intakt has recorded these evenings.

Mary Lou Williams was one of the most famous pianists of swing. She wrote arrangements for Duke Ellington and played in countless bands and orchestras. Her music grew from ragtime over swing and blues, but was also geared to modern harmony. Within the same year she performed in Carnegie Hall as a duo with pianist Cecil Taylor as well as with Benny Goodman. Today many of her compositions belong to the canon of African-American music.

The four greats of today's jazz, saxophonist Oliver Lake, bassist Reggie Workman, drummer Andrew Cyrille and the pianist Geri Allen deliver their interpretation of legendary compositions like Roll 'Em, New Musical Express or What's Your Story, Morning Glory. The musicians have a close relationship to Mary Lou Williams. In his early years Andrew Cyrille was drumming in Mary Lou Williams' band. And pianist Geri Allen played the role of Mary Lou Williams in Robert Altman's movie Kansas City.

ARTISTS
Reggie Workman (bass); Andrew Cyrille (drums); Oliver Lake (alto sax, flute); Geri Allen (piano)

TRACKS

Blues for Peter
Ghost of Love
New Musical Express
Intermission
What's Your Story, Morning Glory
Libra
Roll'Em

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