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Mary Lou Williams Discography
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A partial discography compilation of the "33" and "45" record albums
as well as compact discs I’ve found through the years.
Where recording dates are known they follow immediately after the
record title. Undated records include the copyright symbol,
‘©’, preceeding the year’s date.
See Also:
33 rpm Records
- Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy – Instrumentally Speaking (1936-1942)
MCA Records, MCA 1308
- Mary Lou Williams, 1936-1953
First Lady of Piano with Edmund Hall, Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins, Bill Coleman,
Kenny Dorham, Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy.
Giants of Jazz, LPJT 20 (Milan, Italy)
- The Mary Lou Williams Trio, 1944, Roll ’Em, March 7, 1944
Audiophile Records, AP-8
- Mary Lou Williams, The Asch Recordings 1944-1947
Compiled and Edited by Peter O’Brien, S.J.
Folkways Records, FA 2966 (2 LP box set)
- Mary Lou Williams’ Trio, Zodiac Suite, 1945
Folkways Records, FTS 32844
- Mary Lou Williams in London, 1953
Crescendo Records, CNP 9029
- The Mary Lou Williams Quartet featuring Don Byas, 1953
Crescendo Records, CNP 9030
- Mary Lou Williams, The First Lady of Piano, New York 1955, March 8 & 10, 1955
Jazz Anthology, 30 JA 5187
- Mary Lou Williams Presents (Black Christ of the Andes), October/November 1963
Mary Records, M 101 (Released by Folkways Records as FJ 2843)
- mary lou williams Black Christ of the andes, October/November 1963
MPS 15020, Distribution Musidisc-Europe (Paris, France)
- Music For Peace, Mary Lou Williams and her friends, 1969-1970
Mary Records, Mary MG 7
- The History Of Jazz, Mary Lou Williams, 1970
Music and narrations by Mary Lou Williams, Edited and Compiled by Peter
F. O’Brien, S.J.
Folkways Records, FJ 2860, &#!60; 1978
- Mary Lou’s Mass, 1970 & 1972
Mary Records, M 102
- From The Heart, Mary Lou Williams – Solo Pianist, 1971
Chiaroscuro Records, Jazz Piano Masters Series, CR 103
- Zoning – Mary Lou Williams, 1974
Mary Records, M 103
- Free Spirits, Mary Lou Williams Trio, July 8, 1975
Inner City Records, IC 2043
SteepleChase Records, SCS-1043 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Live at the Cookery, November, 1975
Chiaroscuro Records, CR 146
- Mary Lou Williams & Cecil Taylor, EMBRACED, April 17, 1977
Pablo Records, 2620-108
- Mary Lou Williams, My Mama Pinned A Rose On Me, December 27, 1977
Pablo Records, 2310 819
- Mary Lou Williams, Solo Recital, Montreux Jazz Festival, 1978, July 16, 1978
Pablo Records, 2308-218
Records including one selection or more of Mary Lou Williams:
- Rehearsal Vol. 1 with Mary Lou Williams, (Footnotes to Jazz, Vol. 3)
Folkways Records, FJ 2292, © 1950
- Little Joe
Mary Lou Williams, piano;
Frank Newton, trumpet;
Edmund Hall, clarinet;
Vic Dickenson, trombone;
Al Lucas, bass;
Jack Parker, drums.
Jazz Giants: The Piano Players Vol. 1, 1955
Trip Jazz, TLP-5504
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
- Carioca
- Tire, Tire L’Aiguille
Mary Lou Williams, piano;
Buddy Banks, bass;
Jean Louis Viale, drums.
Recorded Paris, 1954.
Masters of the Modern Piano (1955-1966)
Verve Records, VE-2-2514
- Zodiac Suite (Virgo-Libra-Aries)
- Carioca
Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra featuring:
Mary Lou Williams (piano)
Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Ermet Perry, Carl Warwick, Talib Daawad (trumpet)
Melba Liston, Al Grey, Ray Connor Billy Mitchell, Benny Bolson (trombone)
Jimmy Powell, Ernie Henry (alto saxophone)
Pee Wee Moore (baritone saxophone)
Paul West (bass)
Charlie Persip (drums)
Recorded at Newport Jazz Festival, July 6, 1957.
45 rpm Records
- Mary Lou Williams and Group, Featuring Leon Thomas, vocalist
Mary Records, TK4M-1973
- "CHIEF NATOMA FROM TACOMA"
- "JOE"
- Mary Lou Williams and Group, Featuring Leon Thomas, vocalist
Mary Records, TK4M-1975
- "PITTSBURGH"
- "YOU KNOW BABY"
- Mary Lou Williams Quartet
Mary Records, Vocal: Sonny Henry, MA-5
- "LET’S DO THE FROGGY BOTTOM"
- "JESUS IS THE BEST"
- Mary Lou Williams Quintet
Mary Records, MA-6
- "Willis"
- "The Credo"
Compact Discs
- Andy Kirk, 1936-1937
Classics Records, Classics 573 (The Classics Chronological Series, France)
- Andy Kirk, 1937-1938
Classics Records, Classics 581 (The Classics Chronological Series, France)
- Andy Kirk, 1938
Classics Records, Classics 598 (The Classics Chronological Series, France)
- Andy Kirk, 1939-1940
Classics Records, Classics 640 (The Classics Chronological Series, France)
- Andy Kirk, 1940-1942
Classics Records, Classics 681 (The Classics Chronological Series, France)
- Andy Kirk & Mary Lou Williams, Mary’s Idea, 1936-1941
Decca Jazz, MCA Records, GRD-622
- Mary Lou Williams, 1927 - 1940
Classics Records, Classics 630 (The Classics Chronological Series, France)
- Mary Lou Williams – Key Moments, 1929-1940
Topaz Jazz, TPZ 1016 (Pavilion Records, Ltd, E. Sussex, England, Made in Germany)
- The Mary Lou Williams Trio, Roll ’Em, 1944
Solo Art, ASCD-43
- Mary Lou Williams, 1944
Classics Records, Classics 814 (The Classics Chronological Series, France)
- Mary Lou Williams, 1944 - 1945
Classics Records, Classics 1021 (The Classics Chronological Series, France)
- Mary Lou Williams, Zodiac Suite, Spring, 1945
Folkways/Smithsonian Recordings, SF 40810
- Mary Lou Williams: the zodiac suite, the complete town hall concert of december 31, 1945
Mary Lou Williams with her jazz big band and symphonic orchestra featuring
Ben Webster
Vintage Jazz Classics, VJC-1035
- Mary Lou Williams, 1944 - 1945
Classics Records, Classics 1021 (The Classics Chronological Series, France)
- Mary Lou Williams, 1945 - 1947
Classics Records, Classics 1050 (The Classics Chronological Series, France)
- Mary Lou Williams, 1949 - 1951
Classics Records, Classics 1260 (The Classics Chronological Series, France)
- Mary Lou Williams, The London Sessions, January 23, 1953
Vogue, 74321115162 (France)
- Mary Lou Williams, I made you love Paris, 1954 & January 14, 1954
Gitanes Jazz Productions, 013 141-2
- Mary Lou Williams, Lady Piano, 1955
Black Bird, Jazz Workshop S.L.
- Mary Lou Williams Presents Black Christ of the Andes, 1964
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, SFW CD 40816
- Mary Lou Williams, Nite Life, 1971
Chiaroscuro, CR(D) 103
- Mary Lou Williams, Zoning, 1974
Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings, SF 40811
- Free Spirits, Mary Lou Williams Trio, July 8, 1975
SteepleChase Productions, SCCD-31043 (Klampenborg, Denmark)
- Mary Lou Williams, Live at the Cookery, November, 1975
Chiaroscuro Records, CR(D) 146
- Mary Lou Williams Live at the Keystone Corner, May 6, 1977
HighNote, HCD 7097
- Mary Lou Williamsa, My Mama Pinned A Rose On Me",, December 27, 1977
Pablo Records, OJCCD-1108-2 (2310819)
- Mary Lou Williams, Solo Recital, Montreux Jazz Festival, July 16, 1978
Pablo, OJCCD-962-2 (2308-218)
- Marian McPartland’s PIANO JAZZ with guest Mary Lou Williams, October 8, 1978
The Jazz Alliance/Piano Jazz Series, TJA-12019
- Mary Lou Williams Trio at Rick’s Cafe Americain, November 14, 1979
Storyville, STCD 8285
CDs including one selection or more of Mary Lou Williams:
- Boogie Woogie Masters
Classic Jazz, CDCD 1067
- Forty Years of Women in Jazz, A Double Disc Feminist Retrospective
Jass Records, JASS CD-9/10
- Night Life
Mary Lou Williams, solo piano
Chicago, April, 1930
- Zonky
Mary Lou Williams, piano;
Earl Thompson, trumpet;
Buddy Miller, Dick Wilson, reeds;
Floyd Guitar Smith, guitar;
Booker Collins, bass;
Ben Thigpen, drums.
New York, January, 1940
- First Ladies of Jazz
Savoy Jazz, ZDS 1202
- Mary Lou Blues
- Tea For Two
- Scratchin’ In The Gravel
- Zonky
Mary Lou Williams, piano;
Earl Thompson, trumpet;
Buddy Miller, Dick Wilson, reeds;
Floyd Guitar Smith, guitar;
Booker Collins, bass;
Ben Thigpen, drums.
New York, January, 1940
Atlantic Jazz – Piano
Atlantic Jazz, 81707-2
- In The Purple Grotto
Mary Lou Williams, piano;
Carl Pruitt, bass;
Bill Clark, drums.
New York City, March 7, 1951
ladies of jazz: mary lou williams, barbara carroll
Kock Jazz, KOC-CD-8528
- You’re The Cream In My Coffee
- Surrey With The Fringe On Top
- Pagliacci
- Opus Z
- From This Moment On
- In The Purple Grotto
- ’S Wonderful
- Mary’s Waltz
- Would I Love You
- My First Date With You
Mary Lou Williams, piano;
Carl Pruitt, bass;
Bill Clark, drums.
New York City, March 7, 1951
Mary Lou Williams, Gerry Wiggins – "On Vogue"
Vogue, 74321115052 (Paris, France)
- O.W.
- Mary’s Waltz
- Just You, Just Me
- Lullaby Of The Leaves
- Moonglow
- Why
- N.M.E.
- Blues
Mary Lou Williams, piano;
Don Byas, trumpet;
Buddy Banks, bass;
Gerard Pochonet, drums.
Paris, December 2, 1953