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121 - Catholic Jazz Legend Mary Lou Williams - Deanna Witkowski
Mary Lou Williams: one of the outstanding jazz pianists of all time, composer, Catholic convert, visionary, performer of works of mercy.
Because Williams's career lasted and her style adapted through many changes in jazz from the swing era to the early 1970s, and because she mentored two of jazz's most influential figures (Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk), this episode is an opportunity not only to dive into her life and music, but to learn a little about jazz history more generally.
Deanna Witkowski, herself a jazz pianist and Catholic convert, has written a new biography of Williams, Mary…
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