Aaron Diehl – Zodiac Suite
$34.95
Mary Lou Williams composed the Zodiac Suite in 1945, premiering it at Town Hall in New York with the New York Philharmonic, yet the work remained criminally underrepresented in the recorded canon for decades. Diehl, a classically trained pianist who came up through the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, brings both the rigor and the reverence this music demands, treating Williams not as a curiosity of jazz history but as the serious compositional voice she always was.
Vinyl LP pressing. 2023 release. Critically acclaimed pianist/composer Aaron Diehl's penchant for the past influencing the future has come full circle with his fully realized suite of Mary Lou Williams' Zodiac Suite - the first fully-fledged professional recording of this incredible music. Solely paying tribute to Mary Lou Williams was not the goal; as Diehl's mission is to give honor and praise to one of the greatest composers of the 20th century and the forgotten rich history of Black Classical Music.
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Tracklist
Credits
- David Wong – Bass
- Brad Balliett – Bassoon
- Alex Greenbaum – Cello
- Caitlin Sullivan – Cello
- Evan Christopher – Clarinet
- Chad Smith – Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
- Aaron Diehl – Co-producer
- Eric Jacobsen – Co-producer
- Aaron Kimmel – Drums
- Gretchen Valade – Executive Producer
- Alex Sopp – Flute
- Michael Atkinson (4) – Horn
- Aaron Diehl – Piano
- Mikaela Bennett – Soprano Vocals
- Nicole Glover – Tenor Saxophone
- Nate Mayland – Trombone
- Brandon Lee (2) – Trumpet
- Sycil Mathai – Trumpet
Release
UPC: 673203120112
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Release Date: 9.15.23
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Mack Avenue (MAC1201LP); American Pianists Association (MAC1201LP)
Country: US
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