Mary Lou Williams

WRITTEN FOR DUKE ELLINGTON COMPOSED AND ARRANGED BY MARY LOU WILLIAMS, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Mary Lou Williams left Andy Kirk's band in May of 1942, and traveled with her husband, trumpeter Short...

This funky arrangement was written by Mary Lou Williams in 1968 for her performance with the Danish National Radio Jazz Band featuring Ben Webster. The tune was originally written and recorded in 1959...

Humoreske, composed by Antonín Dvorák, and transcribed by Brian Priestley, as performed by Mary Lou Williams, arranged for piano solo with guitar chords.

WRITTEN FOR DUKE ELLINGTON COMPOSED AND ARRANGED BY MARY LOU WILLIAMS, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Mary Lou Williams left Andy Kirk's band in May of 1942, and traveled with her husband, trumpeter Short...

Recorded by Dizzy Gillespie Arranged by Mary Lou Williams, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof Mary Lou Williams co-wrote this novelty song with her arranging and composition teacher Milton Orent. She arranged...

Composed and Arranged by Mary Lou Williams, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof This tune was originally composed by Mary Lou Williams in 1930 and recorded by Andy Kirk. In 1938 she revised her earlier arrange...

This interesting Mary Lou Williams arrangement was written in 1967 for the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Duke never did play it, however. The tune was originally written in 1953 and recorded during a quar...

It was John Hammond who suggested to Mary Lou Williams that she compose some music for Benny Goodman. In 1937 Benny Goodman had a radio show that was sponsored by Camel Cigarettes so Mary Lou wrote th...

Jazz Big Band Arrangement. Full Score, Alto Saxophones (1 doubles Clarinet), 2 Tenor Saxophones (1 doubles Clarinet), 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums Mary Lou Williams wrote this a...

Jazz Big Band Arrangement with Vocal (or Reed feature). Full Score, Vocal (Optional), 2 Alto Saxophones (Alto 2 doubles on clarinet), Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Guit...

Big Band (Solo clarinet with 5/4/3/4) Williams wrote Camel Hop and Roll 'Em for Benny Goodman while she was still with Andy Kirk's band, and in late 1946, Williams started writing for him again. At th...

Studio Ensemble Arrangement [See Instrumentation]. Full Score, Vocal (on Movement 12 only - Pisces), Flute (doubles Piccolo), Oboe, Clarinet (doubles Bass Clarinet), Tenor Saxophone (on Movement 4 onl...

Written with Duke Ellington's Orchestra in mind, this fast and furious, altered blues head gives way to several choruses of blues improvisation featuring tenor sax and interesting background writing t...

Written with Duke Ellington's Orchestra in mind, this fast and furious, altered blues head gives way to several choruses of blues improvisation featuring tenor sax. Interesting background writing thro...

Hard driving boogie-woogie based on the blues. Williams wrote this for the Benny Goodman Orchestra, and it remained in his repertory for years.

Big Band (5/3/3/4) Williams wrote Camel Hop and Roll 'Em for Benny Goodman while she was still with Andy Kirk's band, and in late 1946, Williams started writing for him again. At the time, he had his...

By the time Mary Lou Williams composed 'Aries Mood,' she had all but completely retired from the public spotlight, instead working behind the scenes as one of jazz's first great educators. On the few...

RECORDED BY ANDY KIRK COMPOSED AND ARRANGED BY MARY LOU WILLIAMS, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Here is one of the classic, early big band arrangements by Mary Lou Williams. Written for Andy Kirk's band...

Co-composed with saxophonist Shafi Hadi, Mary Lou Williams's big band arrangement of 'Shafi' was written near the end of her life. Its modal nature and unusual form serve as a wonderful reminder that...

Here is Mary Lou Williams's 1930 arrangement for the Andy Kirk band. All solos have been written out but we have also included chord changes in the event that your players wish to improvise. Contents...