The Zodiac Suite

The Zodiac Suite

The Zodiac Suite

ASIN: B000001DM3

Editorial Reviews
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With just a casual interest in astrology, Mary Lou Williams created her 1945 Zodiac Suite as a series of character sketches, musical portraits of friends from each sign that she would debut on a weekly radio show. "Aries" is for Ben Webster and Billie Holiday, "Taurus" for Duke Ellington, and "Libra" for Dizzy Gillespie, Art Tatum, Bud Powell, and Thelonious Monk. The pieces include piano solos, duets with bassist Al Lucas, and trios with the addition of drummer Jack "The Bear" Parker. The suite is both a remarkable exercise in extended composition and an index of Williams's varied palette. Her mix of blues and boogie roots and strikingly modernist harmonies is sometimes similar to Monk's, while her lighter, impressionist playing can evoke Claude Debussy (and the way Debussy colored the piano music of Bix Beiderbecke). The cumulative work, though, has a warmly sustained lyricism that can only suggest comparisons with Ellington. The Zodiac Suite would assume more ambitious forms, with a chamber orchestra setting for the entire suite later in 1945 and a large orchestra adaptation of three movements a year later. Dizzy Gillespie recorded three movements with his big band in 1957. But the intimacy of these original recordings is very special, with Williams effectively blurring the line between composition and improvisation. --Stuart Broomer

Product Description
Smithsonian Folkways proudly celebrated the 50th anniversary of the original Asch Records release of Mary Lou Williams' work, Zodiac Suite. Performing solo and accompanied by bassist Al Lucas and drummer Jack Parker, Williams crafted these pieces as a series of dedications to fellow musicians born under each astrological sign. This 12-part interpretation of the zodiac was crafted so each movement comprises a set of jazz tone poems. Six alternate takes, mastered from the original acetates, are featured on this reissue. "Irresistible themes...blending sophistication and intimacy." - DownBeat

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The Zodiac Suite
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 13 monsters
  • One for the stars
  • Pisces waltzes in a dream...
 The Zodiac Suite
Mary Lou Williams
Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001DM3
Release Date: 1995-10-17

Tracks:

  1. Aries
  2. Taurus
  3. Gemini
  4. Cancer
  5. Leo
  6. Virgo
  7. Libra
  8. Scorpio
  9. Sagittarius
  10. Capricorn
  11. Aquarius
  12. Pisces
  13. Aries
  14. Cancer
  15. Virgo
  16. Scorpio
  17. Aquarius

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With just a casual interest in astrology, Mary Lou Williams created her 1945 Zodiac Suite as a series of character sketches, musical portraits of friends from each sign that she would debut on a weekly radio show. "Aries" is for Ben Webster and Billie Holiday, "Taurus" for Duke Ellington, and "Libra" for Dizzy Gillespie, Art Tatum, Bud Powell, and Thelonious Monk. The pieces include piano solos, duets with bassist Al Lucas, and trios with the addition of drummer Jack "The Bear" Parker. The suite is both a remarkable exercise in extended composition and an index of Williams's varied palette. Her mix of blues and boogie roots and strikingly modernist harmonies is sometimes similar to Monk's, while her lighter, impressionist playing can evoke Claude Debussy (and the way Debussy colored the piano music of Bix Beiderbecke). The cumulative work, though, has a warmly sustained lyricism that can only suggest comparisons with Ellington. The Zodiac Suite would assume more ambitious forms, with a chamber orchestra setting for the entire suite later in 1945 and a large orchestra adaptation of three movements a year later. Dizzy Gillespie recorded three movements with his big band in 1957. But the intimacy of these original recordings is very special, with Williams effectively blurring the line between composition and improvisation. --Stuart Broomer

Album Description

Smithsonian Folkways proudly celebrated the 50th anniversary of the original Asch Records release of Mary Lou Williams' work, Zodiac Suite. Performing solo and accompanied by bassist Al Lucas and drummer Jack Parker, Williams crafted these pieces as a series of dedications to fellow musicians born under each astrological sign. This 12-part interpretation of the zodiac was crafted so each movement comprises a set of jazz tone poems. Six alternate takes, mastered from the original acetates, are featured on this reissue. "Irresistible themes...blending sophistication and intimacy." - DownBeat

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars 13 monsters.......2005-05-23

i wonder why they have that weird looking cover pictured. mine looks nothing like that. anyhow, the music on here is of the highest quality, especially considering it was all written by a female. it is all very pleasant to listen to, the playing is first-class throughout, and the compositions are exceptional. i bought this at the smithsonian folk festival a few summers ago. i'm not really sure why i chose to give it four stars. maybe it deserves five.

5 out of 5 stars One for the stars.......2003-06-28

Mary Lou Williams is a pianist from the galaxy of pianists who came from the Greater Pittsburgh area - Earl Hines, Erroll Garner, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Costa, etc... she had a pile driving left hand at the piano and a wide-ranging imagination when it came to writing music. This album is another fine exmple of her thinking. I don't think she ever received the fame she deserved...as a musician or as a composer.

5 out of 5 stars Pisces waltzes in a dream..........1999-09-15

A delightful collection of "miniatures" in which Mary Lou Williams - not an expert at astrology - accurately captures certain attributes of the various signs by observing them in people she knew & making them into music, much as Virgil Thomson did in his Portraits. Taurus plods along heavily. Pisces waltzes in a dream. Scorpio is sneaky. Cancer is a Debussyan moon. Fun for fans of jazz piano & maybe more than that for the astrologically-inclined. Sound quality is rough, to say the least, but it's like peeking at Mary Lou's private journal.

Bob Rixon, WFMU-FM
Zodiac Suite: Revisited
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • History and Now in a Special Venue
  • Superb Music
  • Swing And Purpose
 Zodiac Suite: Revisited
The Mary Lou Williams Collective
Manufacturer: Mary Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000E1MY7W
Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

  1. Aries
  2. Taurus
  3. Gemini
  4. Cancer
  5. Leo
  6. Virgo
  7. Libra
  8. Scorpio
  9. Sagittarius
  10. Capricorn
  11. Aquarius
  12. Pisces
  13. The Bebop Waltz
  14. Intermission
  15. Thank You Madam

Album Description

Mary Records was formed by Mary Lou Williams, the brilliant pianist and composer, in 1964. She established the company to record herself and her own music, and issued three major projects within a ten-year period. The Mary Lou Williams Foundation has revived Mary Records, 30 years later, to continue the Williams recorded legacy. Geri Allen, brilliant pianist and composer of today, has joined forces with Fr. Peter F. O'Brien, S.J., the Executive Director of The Mary Lou Williams Foundation, in forming The Mary Lou Williams Collective. Allen serves, and will continue to serve, as Musical Director of the Collective, with O'Brien as Producer. The Collective will issue new recordings of the music of Mary Lou Williams. Recording Project Vol. One presents Williams's first extended composition "Zodiac Suite." Williams composed and recorded the full work in 1945. Now Allen, with her fellow musicians, revisits this suite. The composition is preserved, but these artists bring their full improvisational and performing abilities to it. he result is a living and fresh realization of a classic work from the history of jazz. Now, 60 years later, we have a second (and contemporary) incarnation of this complete extended composition. The members of The Mary Lou Williams Collective include: Geri Allen, pianist and musical director; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Andrew Cyrille, drums. Heard also: Williams's 1973 composition "Intermission"; Herbie Nichol's "The Bebop Waltz" and Allen's tender new ballad, written in honor of Williams, "Thank You Madam." Recording Project Volume Two has already been completed and will be issued one year from now. This will present these same four musicians plus the singers Andy Bey and Honi Gordon.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars History and Now in a Special Venue.......2006-06-07

Mary Lou Williams created the Zodiac Suite some 60 years ago, becoming famous for the intricacies of her extraordinary pianistic skills as well as for her seemingly never ending inventive jazz writing (if those two terms can be compatible!). The Zodiac Suite takes us through all twelve signs of the zodiac with special colorings and moods for each. Here the work is performed by a group known as the Mary Lou Williams Collective: astonishing fine pianist Geri Allen and her associates - Buster William on bass, and Billy Hart and Andrew Cyrille on drums (though the latter is heard only on the additional three works that flesh our this CD recital).

This is small group jazz at its finest - each soloist converses with the other in that special way known only to the best of jazz musicians. The Suite is spectacular and would suffice were it the only work on this CD. But as bonus, the Collective includes Herbie Nichols 'BeBop Waltz', Williams' 'Intermission', and last but certainly of special note, a work by current pianist Geri Allen called 'Thank You Madam', and there could not be a better way to bring the collection to a close! Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, June 06

5 out of 5 stars Superb Music.......2006-02-25

Geri Allen and friends' rendition of Mary Lou William's Zodiac Suite is not only superb jazz but is superb music of any genre.
Unlike Gershwin's concert music which sought to blend jazz and classical, William's "serious" music , like Ellington's, evolves organically within jazz itself.

The Allen recording is remarkable for its blending into a single unity the virtuosity of pianist, bassist, and drummer and for the faithful development of the composer's conception inthe performers' expression.

I received the CD in the mail yesterday and have already played it several times. I look forward to playing it again as soon as I finish typing this review.

5 out of 5 stars Swing And Purpose.......2006-02-07

Let this wonderful recording serve as an
introduction to two of the finest ladies
to ever play piano. Mary Lou Williams is
one of the great pioneers who brought
Jazz through the Swing of the 1930s, the
Bop of the 1940s, and ever onwards. Geri
Allen is a fire-fingered dancer of the
88s who bridges Freedom and Groove into
newfound tempos and timeless rhapsodies
of the Here and Now.

One of Williams' most exemplary compositions,
THE ZODIAC SUITE, is the focus of this
exceptional excursion into the wonders of
Jazz trio.
Anyone who needs a clue concerning Allen's
mastery, or how Williams held her own amidst
the likes of Ellington and Gillespie, are
invited to park their ears right here! Allen,
bassist Buster Williams and drummer Billy
Hart(Andrew Cyrille on a couple of tracks),
glide and stride their way through this
most ambitious of Williams' original
presentations; bearing an enthusiasm
and vigor worthy of the Kansas City
swinger's own energetic performances.
This one smokes!

Most heartening is the flowing balance
struck by Allen and friends in strolling
this great composition into their turf.
Respecting the integrity of Williams'
genius, they embrace the work with
their own touch, investing The ZODIAC
SUITE (and other treats to be found
here) with a breathtaking originality
all their own.
In addition, Herbie Nichols enthusiasts
will be particularly pleased with Allen's
serenading rendition of "The BeBop Waltz"
here. Those who hold Allen's own writing
hand very dear will not be left adrift,
as her colorful, contemplative tribute
"Thank You Madam" demonstrates.

At all times, the pianist is prodigious
in her powerful, penetrating expression,
so full of song. No less incredulous
is the ever-swirling, ever-steady
Buster Williams, still among the prime
bassists to reckon with after 35 years
of walk and strut. Hart (Williams'
longtime tempo mate) and Cyrille bring
their own sweet histories to bear fresh
pages in the never-ending tale to be
told, extended, and held dear.

Those expecting a deadpan note-for-
note recreation a la Wynton Marsalis
will be sorely disappointed. No
museum mummery will be found here.
This is great Music, African American
expression rich in tradition, fresh
in conception, continuing to nourish
the world.

Listen to a vibrant joining of hands
here.
Music of the Zodiac: Aquarius
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Classic Rock
 Music of the Zodiac: Aquarius

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002SPY
Release Date: 1996-03-05

Tracks:

  1. Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 - Andre Previn/London SO
  2. Fantasia on 'Greenleeves' - Andre Previn/Lodon SO
  3. Psyche - The Garden of Eros - Paul Strauss/Orch Phil De Liege
  4. Legend No. 6 In c# (Allegro con moto) - Sir John Barbirolli/Halle Orch
  5. Symp No. 2 in a, Op.55-Adagio - Jean Martinon/L' Orch National De La ORTIF
  6. Symp No. 5 - Adagietto - Paul Kletzki/PO
  7. Serenade In C, Op. 48: Waltz - Sir John Barbirolli/London SO
  8. Sinfonietta, Op. 48: Allegro giocoso - Alberto Zedda/Orch De Chambre De Lausanne
  9. The Planets - Uranus - Andrew Davis/Toronto SO

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Classic Rock.......2001-07-11

A mix of your favorite oldies and classical, orchestra, night-at-the-opera style music, this cd is composed of nine tracks of literal classic rock. It's great for all you insomniacs that have to listen to music in order to fall asleep---it's really relaxing (think enya). It's a real must-have.
Music Of The Zodiac: Cancer
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    		Music Of The Zodiac: Cancer

    Manufacturer: Angel Records
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    ASIN: B000002SPK
    Release Date: 1996-03-05

    Tracks:

    1. Spartacus-Adagio - Aram Khachaturian/LSO
    2. Karelia Ste-Ballade - Sir Malcom Sargent/Vienna Phil
    3. Sym No.5 In e, Op.64-Valse - Constantin Silvestri/PO
    4. A Song Of Summer - Sir Charles Groves/RPO
    5. Claire De Lune - Leopold Stokowski/His SO
    6. Rhosymedre-Prelude (Orch Foster) - Sir Neville Marriner/ASMF
    7. Prld Pastoral - Michel Plasson/Orch Du Capitole De Toulouse
    8. Chanson De Nuit, Op.15 No.1 - Sir Adrian Boult/LPO
    Music of the Zodiac: Aries
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      Manufacturer: Angel Records
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      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000002SPE
      Release Date: 1996-03-05

      Tracks:

      1. The Planets: Mars - Andrew Davis/Toronto SO
      2. Feste Romane: Circuses - Ricardo Muti/Philadelphia Orch
      3. Scythian Ste: The Alien God and Dance of the Evil Spirits - Simon Rattle/City Of Birmingham SO
      4. The Firebird Ste: Infernal Dance - Ricardo Muti/Philadelphia Orch
      5. Night on Bald Mountain (excerpt) - Sir Charles Mackerras/Royal Liverpool PO
      6. Peer Gynt: In The Hall of the Mountain King - Sir John Barbirolli/Halle Orch
      7. Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries - Sir Adrian Boult/London PO
      8. Sym No.2 in b: Allegro moderato - Rafael Kubelik/Vienna Phil
      9. Finlandia - Sir Malcolm Sargent/Vienna Phil
      10. The Crown of India Ste: March of the Mogul Emperors - Sir Charles Groves/Royal Liverpool PO
      Music of the Zodiac: Capricorn
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        		Music of the Zodiac: Capricorn

        Manufacturer: Angel Records
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        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000002SPW
        Release Date: 1996-03-05

        Tracks:

        1. Sym No 2 in D, Op.43: Allegretto - Paavo Berglund/Helsinki PO
        2. Symphonic Dance, Op.64 No.2 - Sir Thomas Beecham/Royal PO
        3. Ste No.3 in G, Op.55: Elegie (Andantino molto cantabile) - Sir Adrian Boult/London PO
        4. The Christmas Dream - Karl Anton Rickenbacher/Bamberg SO
        5. Ma Vlast: The Moldau (Vltava) - Sir Malcom Sargent/Royal PO
        6. The Last Sleep of the Virgin - Louis Fremaux/City Birmingham SO
        7. The Planets: Saturn - Andrew Davis/Toronto SO
        Zodiac Suite: The Town Hall Concert of December 31, 1945
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          		Zodiac Suite: The Town Hall Concert of December 31, 1945
          Mary Lou Williams
          Manufacturer: Vintage Jazz
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          Stride PianoStride Piano | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000008CL3
          Release Date: 1993-09-01

          Tracks:

          1. Aries [Live]
          2. Taurus [Live]
          3. Gemini [Live]
          4. Cancer [Live]
          5. Leo [Live]
          6. Virgo [Live]
          7. Libra [Live]
          8. Scorpio [Live]
          9. Sagittarius [Live]
          10. Capricorn [Live]
          11. Aquarius [Live]
          12. Pisces [Live]
          13. Potpourri, A: What's Your Story, Morning Glory?/Cloudy/Ghost of Love/F
          14. Lonely Moments [Live]
          15. Roll 'Em [Live]
          16. Gjon Mili Jam Session [Live]
          Reflected Light
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            		Reflected Light

            Manufacturer: Capstone
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            QuintetsQuintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
            SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
            CelloCello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
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            ASIN: B000001YUZ
            Release Date: 1996-04-16

            Tracks:

            1. To Begin for brass qnt: I. Allegretto - The Constitution Brass
            2. To Begin for brass qnt: II. Ballgame - The Constitution Brass
            3. To Begin for brass qnt: III. Landler (Country Dance) - The Constitution Brass
            4. Klavier Double for pno and tape - Jerome Reed
            5. Circling for vc and pno: I. - Mary Lou Rylands/Jeananne Albee
            6. Circling for vc and pno: II. - Mary Lou Rylands/Jeananne Albee
            7. Circling for vc and pno: III. IV. - Mary Lou Rylands/Jeananne Albee
            8. Lighthouse I for solo hpd: I. Allegro - Ursula Trede-Boettcher
            9. Lighthouse I for solo hpd: II. Andante flessibile - Ursula Trede-Boettcher
            10. Lighthouse I for solo hpd: III. Toccata: vivace - Ursula Trede-Boettcher
            11. Gathering Threads for solo cl: I. Theme - Markus Lucke
            12. Gathering Threads for solo cl: II. Giocoso - Markus Lucke
            13. Gathering Threads for solo cl: III. Cantabile - Markus Lucke
            14. Zodiac Ste for pno: Aries (Theme) - Jerome Reed
            15. Zodiac Ste for pno: Sagittarius (Var I) - Jerome Reed
            16. Zodiac Ste for pno: Libra (Var II) - Jerome Reed
            17. Zodiac Ste for pno: Aquarius (Var III) - Jerome Reed
            18. Zodiac Ste for pno: Taurus (Var IV) - Jerome Reed
            19. To Those Born Later for Satb chor and Pno: I. Truly , I live in dark times! - Chm Chor of the Staatliche Hoochschule fur Musik Heidelberg/Gerald Kegelmann
            20. To Those Born Later for Satb chor and Pno: II. I came to the cities in a time of disorder - Chm Chor of the Staatliche Hoochschule fur Musik Heidelberg/Gerald Kegelmann
            21. To Those Born Later for Satb chor and Pno: III. You who will emerge from the flood - Chm Chor of the Staatliche Hoochschule fur Musik Heidelberg/Gerald Kegelmann
            Gemini Music of the Zodiac
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              		Gemini Music of the Zodiac

              Manufacturer: Angel Records
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              DancesDances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
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              GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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              ASIN: B000002SPI
              Release Date: 1996-03-05

              Tracks:

              1. The Merry Wives Of Windsor Ov - Sir Neville Marriner/Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
              2. Symp No. 2 In b -Scherzo - Rafael Kubelik/Vienna Phil
              3. Masques et Bergamasques - Overture - Michel Plasson/Orch Du Capitole De Toulouse
              4. Symp No. 3 In a 'Scottish' - Scherzo - Franz Welser-Most/London Po
              5. La Damnation de Faust - Menuet - Sir John Barbirolli/Halle Orch
              6. Symp No. 9 In e 'New World' - Scherzo - Klaus Tennstedt/Berlin Phil
              7. Danse - Alberto Zedda/Orch De Chambre De Lausanne
              8. Nursery Ste - Aubade (Awake) - Sir Charles Groves/Royal Liverpool PO
              9. Ste For Orch, Op. 19 - Romanza - Sir Malcom Sargent/Royal PO
              Zodiac Suite: The Town Hall Concert of December 31, 1945
              Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
              • 13 monsters
              • One for the stars
              • Pisces waltzes in a dream...
              		 Zodiac Suite: The Town Hall Concert of December 31, 1945
              Mary Lou Williams
              Manufacturer: Jazz Classics
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              Bebop GeneralBebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music
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              5. Mary Lou's Mass

              ASIN: B000001LZ9
              Release Date: 1996-07-09

              Tracks:

              1. Aries - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Band And Symphonic Orch
              2. Taurus - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Band And Symphonic Orch
              3. Gemini - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Band And Symphonic Orch
              4. Cancer - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Band And Symphonic Orch
              5. Leo - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Band And Symphonic Orch
              6. Virgo - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Band And Symphonic Orch
              7. Libra - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Big Band And Symphonic Orch
              8. Scorpio - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Big Band And Symphonic Orch
              9. Sagitarius - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Big Band And Symphonic Orch
              10. Capricorn - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Big Band And Symphonic Orch
              11. Aquarius - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Big Band And Symphonic Orch
              12. Pisces - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Big Band And Symphonic Orch
              13. A Potpourri (What's Your Story, Morning Glory?, Cloudy, Ghost Of Love, FroggyBottom) - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Big Band And Symphonic Orch
              14. Lonely Moments - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Big Band And Symphonic Orch
              15. Roll 'Em - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Big Band And Symphonic Orch
              16. Gjon Mili Jam Session - Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Big Band And Symphonic Orch

              Amazon.com

              With just a casual interest in astrology, Mary Lou Williams created her 1945 Zodiac Suite as a series of character sketches, musical portraits of friends from each sign that she would debut on a weekly radio show. "Aries" is for Ben Webster and Billie Holiday, "Taurus" for Duke Ellington, and "Libra" for Dizzy Gillespie, Art Tatum, Bud Powell, and Thelonious Monk. The pieces include piano solos, duets with bassist Al Lucas, and trios with the addition of drummer Jack "The Bear" Parker. The suite is both a remarkable exercise in extended composition and an index of Williams's varied palette. Her mix of blues and boogie roots and strikingly modernist harmonies is sometimes similar to Monk's, while her lighter, impressionist playing can evoke Claude Debussy (and the way Debussy colored the piano music of Bix Beiderbecke). The cumulative work, though, has a warmly sustained lyricism that can only suggest comparisons with Ellington. The Zodiac Suite would assume more ambitious forms, with a chamber orchestra setting for the entire suite later in 1945 and a large orchestra adaptation of three movements a year later. Dizzy Gillespie recorded three movements with his big band in 1957. But the intimacy of these original recordings is very special, with Williams effectively blurring the line between composition and improvisation. --Stuart Broomer

              Album Description

              Smithsonian Folkways proudly celebrated the 50th anniversary of the original Asch Records release of Mary Lou Williams' work, Zodiac Suite. Performing solo and accompanied by bassist Al Lucas and drummer Jack Parker, Williams crafted these pieces as a series of dedications to fellow musicians born under each astrological sign. This 12-part interpretation of the zodiac was crafted so each movement comprises a set of jazz tone poems. Six alternate takes, mastered from the original acetates, are featured on this reissue. "Irresistible themes...blending sophistication and intimacy." - DownBeat

              Customer Reviews:

              4 out of 5 stars 13 monsters.......2005-05-23

              i wonder why they have that weird looking cover pictured. mine looks nothing like that. anyhow, the music on here is of the highest quality, especially considering it was all written by a female. it is all very pleasant to listen to, the playing is first-class throughout, and the compositions are exceptional. i bought this at the smithsonian folk festival a few summers ago. i'm not really sure why i chose to give it four stars. maybe it deserves five.

              5 out of 5 stars One for the stars.......2003-06-28

              Mary Lou Williams is a pianist from the galaxy of pianists who came from the Greater Pittsburgh area - Earl Hines, Erroll Garner, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Costa, etc... she had a pile driving left hand at the piano and a wide-ranging imagination when it came to writing music. This album is another fine exmple of her thinking. I don't think she ever received the fame she deserved...as a musician or as a composer.

              5 out of 5 stars Pisces waltzes in a dream..........1999-09-15

              A delightful collection of "miniatures" in which Mary Lou Williams - not an expert at astrology - accurately captures certain attributes of the various signs by observing them in people she knew & making them into music, much as Virgil Thomson did in his Portraits. Taurus plods along heavily. Pisces waltzes in a dream. Scorpio is sneaky. Cancer is a Debussyan moon. Fun for fans of jazz piano & maybe more than that for the astrologically-inclined. Sound quality is rough, to say the least, but it's like peeking at Mary Lou's private journal.

              Bob Rixon, WFMU-FM

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