Willow Weep For Me – Mary Lou Williams
Today is International Women’s Day, so I thought I’d post this lovely performance of the standard Willow Weep For Me, not just because it is played by the wonderfully talented pianist composer and arranger Mary Lou Williams, but because the song itself was written by Ann Ronell…
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March 9, 2018 at 12:56 am
Mary Lou Williams was an awesome performer, musician, and composer! I wrote a small article on her if you’re interested in checking it out: https://samuelgracida.wordpress.com/2018/03/04/mary-lou-williams-part-1/ . š
March 9, 2018 at 10:36 am
Given the event and this blog tends to be about astrophysics, I thought some here might be interested in the following couple of links:
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2018/03/08/hawaii-news/women-astronomers-hope-to-inspire-girls-to-take-up-science/
http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2018/03/08/video-maunakea-observatories-mark-international-womens-day/
March 9, 2018 at 1:38 pm
“Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band” was shown on the local PBS television station yesterday. Some cosmic coincidence?