Zoning

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Zoning is a studio album by the pianist Mary Lou Williams, released in 1974 by Mary Records. She arranged the music herself and plays in duo and trio, mainly with bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Mickey Roker. The pieces vary greatly in mood: dreamy in an Ellington manner in Ghost of Love, with communal shouts in Praise the Lord, and funky in Play It Momma. In Zoning Fungus II she uses atonal harmonies before the piece settles on a steady funky bass.

The album was well received on release. Gary Giddins chose it in his Village Voice column as one of the ten best albums of the year. In 1995 Smithsonian Folkways reissued it on CD, with a different track listing and two previously unreleased recordings.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Syl-O-Gism3:30Apple Music ↗
2. 2Olinga4:06Apple Music ↗
3. 3Medi II2:10Apple Music ↗
4. 4Gloria4:42Apple Music ↗
5. 5Intermission2:25Apple Music ↗
6. 6Zoning Fungus II6:54Apple Music ↗
7. 7Holy Ghost5:27Apple Music ↗
8. 8Medi I4:59Apple Music ↗
9. 9Rosa Mae4:40Apple Music ↗
10. 10Ghost of Love4:59Apple Music ↗
11. 11Praise the Lord6:40Apple Music ↗
12. 12Gloria6:38Apple Music ↗
13. 13Play It Momma4:22Apple Music ↗

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