Zodiac Suite
Context
Mary Lou Williams wrote this suite of twelve movements in 1945, one for each sign of the zodiac, each dedicated to a fellow musician. She mixes jazz and classical writing in it, which makes it a milestone toward "third stream." The 1945 Asch recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2020.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's). Among the origins and influences of Swing, big bands: Chicago, Stride (Harlem piano), Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington, Kansas City, Boogie-woogie, Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras.