The History of Jazz

On this album, Mary Lou Williams presents a history of jazz in speech and in music, from meditations on learning ragtime and blues as a child to performances of her own compositions, including "Night Life," which was captured on her first recording in 1930 and became a Kansas City classic.

Track Listing

101	Medi I (Modern Blues / Jazz)	Mary Lou Williams	01:32
102	Medi I with Voiceover (1)	Mary Lou Williams	01:29
103	Anima Christi Suite (Lord Have Mercy - a Spiritual)	Mary Lou Williams	05:50
104	Medi I with Voiceover (2)	Mary Lou Williams	00:36
105	Who Stole the Lock off the Henhouse Door	Mary Lou Williams	01:34
106	Medi I with Voiceover / My Mama Pinned a Rose on Me	Mary Lou Williams	05:20
107	Solo Piano and Narration	Mary Lou Williams	02:40
201	Nite Life	Mary Lou Williams	02:32
202	Hesitation Boogie	Mary Lou Williams	02:27
203	Old Blues	Mary Lou Williams	01:22
204	New Blues	Mary Lou Williams	01:10
205	Speech / A Fungus A Mungus / Medi I	Mary Lou Williams	09:24