Mary Lou Williams (1964)
by Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams (1964) by Mary Lou Williams
Year: 1964
Overall rank: 23,113th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 22 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1964 (109th)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (1,428th)
Award Best albums of all time (23,113th)

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Mary Lou Williams bestography

Mary Lou Williams (1964) is ranked 3rd 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 12213 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 97.

Mary Lou Williams album bestography « Higher ranked (18,956th)
Signs Of The Zodiac Vol. 2
This album (23,113th)
Mary Lou Williams (1964)
Lower ranked (56,171st) »
Mary Lou Williams Trio

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Mary Lou Williams (1964) rankings summary
Overall rank: 23,113th | 1960s rank: 1,428th | 1964 rank: 109th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 22 votes)
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04/16/2026 22:02 mianfei  Ratings distribution  1,40462/100
 
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From kokkinos 02/02/2022 20:43 in I'm going back to the start
“This has to be the first album by Mary Lou Williams I've ever listened and it's a tricky one. There are a few delightful moments (the funkiest parts are the highlights, see My Blue Heaven) and it’s clear she is an enormously talented individual, but this doesn’t live up to her potential – in my…”
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“And reporting back on the other recs from last week: Rec from: Fischman Thoughts: This is a very interesting combination of jazz and gospel, unique from anything else I've heard. Mary Lou Williams is a skilled pianist, but the vocal tracks are where the record shines brightest. The album isn't…”
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“Kacey Musgraves-Even if she and I did share the same views on certain things, her singing and music both are just boring. The only credit that I can give her is the fact that she can song write and she picked country music out of the other forms of music that there are, but if you want music with…”
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From 11/15/2022 14:59 | #291298
Mixed bag, some beautiful singing and expert playing of the piano
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