Mary Lou's Mass

(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2005), 1 hour 2 mins

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Field of Interest: World Music
Description: The long-awaited reissue of Mary Lou Williams's magnum opus of religious jazz: Mary Lou's Mass. Newsweek called the score "an encyclopedia of black music, richly represented from spirituals to bop to rock." This is Williams's "Music for Peace," a landmark recording which addressed many of the social ills of the 1960s and 70s. It is perhaps the most openly religious jazz recording made at that time. In her own words, it is "Music for the Soul." 32-page booklet, extensive notes, photos. 60 minutes.
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 1 hour 2 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Ragtime
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Release Date: 2005
Subject: World Music, Music & Performing Arts, United States and Canada, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá