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Mary Lou Williams: Duke’s own ‘First Lady of Jazz’
When Mary Lou Williams arrived at Duke in 1977 as the University’s first artist-in-residence, she was already an icon in the ...
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Mary Lou Williams Presents Black Christ of the Andes
(1)St. Martin De Porres 6:32 (M.L.Williams, A.S. Woods), (2)It Ain't Necessarily So 4:41 (G. & I. Gershwin), (3) The Devil 4:00 (MLW, Ada Moore), (4)Miss D.D. 2:28 (MLW), (5)Anima Christi 2:40 (MLW), ...
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A Fabulous Weekend of Music Celebrating Mary Lou Williams
The life and legacy of the late Mary Lou Williams will be the center of attention at Duke this weekend, and the music will be amazing. In two concerts, the noted jazz pianist and composer will be ...
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A Legacy of 40 Years: Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture at Duke
student Hamida-Jackson Little suggested naming the center after Mary Lou Williams. Jackson-Little, who graduated from Duke in 1983 and is now a lawyer in Atlanta, recalls taking a class taught by ...