The First Lady of the Piano: 1952-1971

~ Release by Mary Lou Williams (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Roll 'Em
recording of:
Roll ’em
composer:
Mary Lou Williams
3:36
2Fandangle
2:03
3Mama, Pin a Rose on Me
3:23
4Moonglow
instrumental recording of:
Moonglow (on 1953-12-02)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
3:52
5Just You, Just Me
instrumental recording of:
Just You, Just Me (on 1953-12-02)
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
2:32
6O.W.
recording of:
O.W. (on 1953-12-02)
composer:
Mary Lou Williams
5:08
7Talk of the Town
instrumental recording of:
The Talk of the Town
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Chester Conn
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1929)
4:37
8A Grand Night for Swinging
recording of:
It’s a Grand Night for Swinging
composer:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist)
publisher:
Duane Music Inc.
2:52
9It Ain't Necessarily So
double bass:
Ben Tucker
instrumental recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
4:44
10My Blue Heaven
instrumental recording of:
My Blue Heaven
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
3:10
11A Fungus Amungus
2:59
12Dirge Blues
3:24
13Anima Christi
2:48
14Miss D.D.
2:30
15They Can't Take That Away From Me
2:45
16'Round About Midnight
instrumental recording of:
’Round Midnight
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
4:12
17Down Beat
10:05
18Out of Nowhere
instrumental recording of:
Out of Nowhere
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
4:10
19Autumn Leaves
instrumental recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes
6:21