St. Martin de Porres
Context
Title track of the album Mary Lou Williams (also titled Black Christ of the Andes), released by Folkways in 1964. A choral Mass hymn composed by Williams in 1962 in honor of the Afro-Peruvian saint, it arose from her "sacred jazz" project after her conversion to Catholicism. Duration: 6:36.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Spiritual jazz, Gospel. Among the origins and influences of Spiritual jazz: Modal, Free jazz.