Free Spirits (studio album) by Mary Lou Williams

Free Spirits by Mary Lou Williams
Year: 1975
Overall rank: 107,069th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 5 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1975 (954th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (8,963rd)
Award Best albums of all time (107,069th)
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Mary Lou Williams Trio “Free Spirits” LP/Inner City Records (VG+) 1976
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Mary Lou Williams bestography

Free Spirits is ranked 6th best out of 11 albums by Mary Lou Williams on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Mary Lou Williams is Signs Of The Zodiac which is ranked number 14506 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 77.

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2013AramisTop 30 Music Albums of 197517/302
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05/06/2021 23:28 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 10,15475/100
 
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From 05/13/2022 20:14
This is a good set, but at this late stage of her career, Mary Lou Williams mostly seemed to be coasting (she would die at age 71 five years later). If you really want to hear Williams at the peak of her creative powers, check out 'Signs of the Zodiac, Volume One' and 'Black Christ of the Andes'.
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Buster Williams might not be a household name, but he played bass in Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi band, and he is fantastic on this album. Williams herself has a relaxed, fluid touch and endless melodic ideas. A great piano trio album.
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Best Albums of 1975
1. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
2. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
3. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
4. A Night At The Opera by Queen
5. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
6. Another Green World by Brian Eno
7. Horses by Patti Smith
8. Tonight's The Night by Neil Young
9. Fleetwood Mac (1975) by Fleetwood Mac
10. Mothership Connection by Parliament
11. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
12. Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith
13. The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
14. Zuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
15. Young Americans by David Bowie
16. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John
17. The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan & The Band
18. Sabotage by Black Sabbath
19. Expensive Shit by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
20. Katy Lied by Steely Dan
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