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@RobertEllsberg

@RobertEllsberg

The great Mary Lou Williams. My reflections today in

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@RobertEllsberg

@RobertEllsberg

Mary Lou Williams became a friend of Dorothy Day and often performed at the Catholic Worker farm in Tivoli. does anyone know if that has any connection to her piece "Miss D.D." ?

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@PoolRunner1952

In reviewing "MORNING GLORY: A Biography of Mary Lou Williams" by Linda Dahl, Gene Santoro does note the MLW-DD connection:

Playing It Like a Man (Published 2000)

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@RobertEllsberg

@RobertEllsberg

Thanks, didn't know about that book!

Deanna Witkowski

"Miss D.D." was written for Doris Duke.

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@RobertEllsberg

@RobertEllsberg

Oh well. Thanks! Enjoyed your book.

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