tracks

Yesterdays / It Ain't Necessarily So / Why Evade The Truth (Monk's Mood) / The Be Bop Waltz / It's The Talk Of The Town / Stompin' At The Savoy / Why?
Caravan / Crazy Rhythm / Scorpio / The Man I Love / People Will Say We're In Love / For You
Walking
Cloudy
I Won't Let It Bother Me
Sheik Of Araby
When Dreams Come True
Bobo
Kool
Lover Come Back To Me
'Sposin'
Handy Eyes
Tisherome
Caravan
Yes! We Have No Bananas
Lonely Moments

notes

Tracks 1 & 2 - New York City 1951
Tracks 3 to 5 - 6/15/1951
Track 6 - 6/10/1951
Tracks 7 to 13 - 6/11/1951
Tracks 14 to 16 - 4/16/1952

Unknown accompanying musicians on tracks 14-16.

Photographs:
Front 1940
Back 1973 Couresty of the Mary Lou Williams Foundation
Inside 1952, Rutgers Inst. Jazz Studies

Special Thanks to Father Peter O'Brien

credits

Bass – Billy Taylor, (tracks: 3 to 13)
Bass Clarinet – Skippy Williams, (tracks: 3 to 5)
Bongos – Louis "Sabu" Martinez, (tracks: 6), Willie de la Guerra Correa, (tracks: 3 to 5, 7 to 13)
Drums – Al Walker (2) (tracks: 3 to 13)
Executive-Producer – George H. Buck, Jr.
Piano – Mary Lou Williams
Producer – Barry Martyn
Vocals – Dave Lambert Singers

companies

Record Company – G.H.B. Records

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