Mary Lou Williams Photo: W. Eugene Smith/LIFE/Getty
Mary Lou Williams was an underrated composer and pianist, whose work ranged from bop to a Catholic Mass. This week Nick checks out her piano playing, as well as soprano sax work from Sidney Bechet and Zoot Sims, and classic guitarist Herb Ellis.
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MUSIC DETAILS:
| # | Artist: | Song: | Composer: | Album | Label: | Duration: |
| 1 | Oscar Pettiford Sextet | Burt's Pad | Renaud | Oscar Pettiford Sextet, Vol. 1 | Disquesvogue | 09:46 |
| 2 | Sidney Bechet | I'm Coming Virginia | Cook / Heywood | The Legendary Sidney Bechet | Bluebird | 02:40 |
| 3 | Sidney Bechet | Muskrat Ramble | Gilbert / Ory | The Legendary Sidney Bechet | Bluebird | 02:49 |
| 4 | Zoot Sims | Willow Weep for Me | Ronell | The Best of Zoot Sims | Pablo | 06:37 |
| 5 | Mary Lou Williams | Titoros | Davis | Mary Lou Williams Plays in London | Disquesvogue | 03:03 |
| 6 | Mary Lou Williams | Don't Blame Me | Fields / McHugh | Mary Lou Williams Plays in London | Disquesvogue | 03:48 |
| 7 | John Scofield | A Go Go | Scofield | A Go Go | Verve | 06:36 |
| 8 | Regina Carter | Pavane | Faure | Paganini: After a Dream | Verve | 05:24 |
| 9 | Herb Ellis / Red Mitchell | Over the Rainbow | Arlen / Harburg | Doggin' Around | Concord | 06:51 |
| 10 | Herb Ellis / Ray Brown | Fatty McSlatty | Brown | After You've Gone | Concord | 09:49 |
