Meet the recording
The opening movement of Mary Lou Williams' Zodiac Suite is a concise musical portrait. Listen for its compact themes, changes of character and the boundary between written jazz composition and improvisatory feeling.
What might you notice?
Listen for a sound or moment that catches your attention—a rhythm, a voice, an instrument, a change in texture, or something unexpected. You do not need technical terms or a correct answer.
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Listening access: Artist or label recording · Bandcamp
Source access, licensing and verification details
Direct track on Smithsonian Folkways official Bandcamp; page lists streaming and download; standalone playback and purchase limits may apply.
Source credit: Smithsonian Folkways / Mary Lou Williams official Bandcamp track, original Asch release from 1945