Impressions of Mary Lou

Impressions of Mary Lou
Studio album by John Hicks
Released August 29, 2000
Recorded June 19, 1998
Audiomation Studio, Pittsburgh, PA
Genre Jazz
Length 52:01
Label HighNote
HCD 7046
Producer Cecil Brooks III
John Hicks chronology
Trio + Strings
(1997)Trio + Strings1997		 Impressions of Mary Lou
(1998)		 Ow!
(1998)Ow!1998

Impressions of Mary Lou is an album by pianist John Hicks which was recorded in 1998 and released on the HighNote label.[1] The album features eight compositions by Mary Lou Williams along with five by Hicks.

Reception

Allmusic reviewed the album stating "What is so compelling about Hicks' salute to Williams is that he ignores her best known secular works; he sticks mostly to excerpts from her religious compositions, which, of course, still swing mightily... Recommended".[2] JazzTimes said "Hicks does a good job getting inside the tunes and developing them in his own way... Admirers of Hicks and Williams should enjoy this well-executed homage".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mary Lou Williams except as indicated

  1. "Lord Have Mercy" - 4:31
  2. "Ballad for Mary Lou" (John Hicks) - 3:21
  3. "O.W." - 4:08
  4. "Old Time Spiritual" - 3:45
  5. "Mary Lou's Interlude" (Hicks) - 4:09
  6. "Medi II" - 7:54
  7. "Not Just Your Blues" (Hicks) - 4:31
  8. "Intermission" (Williams, Milton Suggs) - 4:58
  9. "Not Too Straight" (Hicks) - 4:03
  10. "Two for You" (Hicks) - 4:31
  11. "Aries" - 2:15
  12. "The Lord Says" - 3:55

Personnel

Production

  • Cecil Brooks III - producer
  • George Heid - engineer

References

  1. ↑ John Hicks discography accessed February 25, 2015
  2. 1 2 Dryden, K., Allmusic Review, accessed February 25, 2015
  3. ↑ Baker, D., JazzTimes Review, May 2001
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