Mary Lou Williams Presents Black Christ of the Andes

Mary Lou Williams, the "First Lady of Jazz," was an extraordinary pianist, composer, arranger, and master of blues, boogie woogie, stride, swing, and be-bop. Williams’ complex harmonies and brilliant phrasing, rooted in spirituals and blues, border on the avant-garde. Black Christ is both a powerful secular statement and a call to the divine. Duke Ellington said, "[She was] beyond category—a pianist who sums up in herself the full essence of jazz and expresses it with skill and perception that few other jazz musicians have even approached." Originally issued in 1964, this CD contains an additional 4 unreleased tracks, new extensive liner notes, and historic photos. 53 minutes.

Track Listing

101	St. Martin de Porres	Mary Lou Williams	06:36
102	It Ain’t Necessarily So	Mary Lou Williams	04:45
103	The Devil	Mary Lou Williams	04:04
104	Miss D. D.	Mary Lou Williams	02:32
105	Anima Christi	Mary Lou Williams	02:50
106	A Grand Night for Swinging	Mary Lou Williams	02:52
107	My Blue Heaven	Mary Lou Williams	03:10
108	Dirge Blues	Mary Lou Williams	03:26
109	A Fungus Amungus	Mary Lou Williams	03:01
110	Koolbonga	Mary Lou Williams	03:25
111	Forty-Five Degree Angle	Mary Lou Williams	02:55
112	Nicole	Mary Lou Williams	03:41
113	Chunka Lunka	Mary Lou Williams	03:11
114	Praise the Lord	Mary Lou Williams	05:54