Many many thanks for this upload - this is my great aunt and today would have been her birthday!! She shared this day with my Nana who turned 90 today and my Nan's twin brother who is probably scatting today with Aunt Mary!!! Again many thanks for sharing!
I just watched her documentary today and I was boo hooing because she was so awesome and she is wrongfully uncredited in the big band, jazz and bebop genres who all benefited from her divine gift. How dare they leave this beautifully talented woman out of music history. Shame on all of them. And this just made Mr. Fred Rogers all the more incredible for doing what they should have. Well I personally am also gonna help see to it that her story continues to live and put her in the narrative where she rightfully belongs. God Bless you and your family.
what a gift! Fred Rogers was SO cool to have given children the gift of being exposed to quality jazz at such a young age. I wish I had appreciated this when I was a child.
The amazing Mary Lou Williams!!! I just spoke with her long time bassist Michael Fleming, who is now in his 80's, and who started playing with Mary Lou as a very young man. I had presented a wonderful exhibition on Mary Lou at Citi Bank in Harlem. I'm looking forward to presenting more projects on this phenomenal lady!!!
Rip Mr. Rogers 1928-2003 Grew up Watching Mr rogers Neighborhood and I am looking forward to meeting Mr. rogers in Heaven and thank him personally for doing this t.v show.
I feel like Mr. Rogers created a bit heaven on earth with his sense of wonder and by presenting such great, unsung people as these in such a positive light and by honoring their gifts as he so often did. There is so much beauty and warmth in this video.
***** Mary Lou is also known as the "Mother of Beebop" for her role in nurturing (musically and otherwise) pioneering beebop artists, most notably Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Thelonius Monk. She also composed beebop tunes of her own such as "Lonely Moments" (1947), the latter being one of the few bop numbers recorded by Benny Goodman who tried to 'get hip' with the new music but never really understood it (I can't say I blame him).
THANK-YOU for uploading this wonderful Milton Suggs. Your dad and the fabulous Mary Lou Williams were great! As I've always said THERE IS A LOOK to all music, which is BEST performed by the originators. Like the folk here doing this bluesy-jazzy number. Not only is it SWUNG RIGHT, but it LOOKS RIGHT!. HalleluYah! Blessings to you and your dad!! Shalom.
There are tons of women who are great piano players. A few others you might check out (in no particular order) include Marian McPartland, Tania Maria, Eleana Elias, Michele Rosewoman, Amuni Nacer, Hiromi Uehara, Lil Armstrong, Shirley Scott, Alice Coltrane, Diana Krall, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Carla Bley, Joanne Brakeen, Patrice Rushen, Rebeca Mauleón, Renee Rosnes and many more. In fact, There is no musical instrument you can think of, no musical genre you can name, that women are not able to play as well as men. Unfortunately, the male dominated music industry still clings to the tired old stereotype of women as being nothing but front-pieces for a band, whose looks are more important than their voices; whose bra sizes are more important than their vocal ranges. The music industry and its associated publicity machines perpetuate this "diva" cliche to this very day. This archaic thinking makes it extra difficult for women instrumentalists who don't conform to the "diva" stereotype to make a decent living. These promotional choices that are made by the music industry make it difficult for fans like you to find music and artists that you might otherwise enjoy. Knowing that there are women virtuosos on every instrument, make a little extra effort to find them. And yes, it does take extra effort, because like as I explained, women instrumentalists are, as a whole, not promoted nearly as much as their male counterparts. So make the extra effort, and check out the music of some of these women instrumentalists who are so much more than a pretty face in front of a microphone. I promise that you will be richly rewarded by the compelling and inspiring music that is out there for you find.
Milton I am almost certain that Mary Lou, and maybe your dad too, played this exact same tune on Sesame Street, at about the same time, with a bunch of kids singing along around her piano. LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA... I remember this when I was about eight or nine. Thought about it today and went searching, but did not find the Sesame Street clip.
Many many thanks for this upload - this is my great aunt and today would have been her birthday!! She shared this day with my Nana who turned 90 today and my Nan's twin brother who is probably scatting today with Aunt Mary!!! Again many thanks for sharing!
I just watched her documentary today and I was boo hooing because she was so awesome and she is wrongfully uncredited in the big band, jazz and bebop genres who all benefited from her divine gift. How dare they leave this beautifully talented woman out of music history. Shame on all of them. And this just made Mr. Fred Rogers all the more incredible for doing what they should have. Well I personally am also gonna help see to it that her story continues to live and put her in the narrative where she rightfully belongs. God Bless you and your family.
Your great auntie was a beast on the piano!
what a gift! Fred Rogers was SO cool to have given children the gift of being exposed to quality jazz at such a young age. I wish I had appreciated this when I was a child.
The fact that this was right in front of our faces daily as children is crazy.
The amazing Mary Lou Williams!!! I just spoke with her long time bassist Michael Fleming, who is now in his 80's, and who started playing with Mary Lou as a very young man. I had presented a wonderful exhibition on Mary Lou at Citi Bank in Harlem. I'm looking forward to presenting more projects on this phenomenal lady!!!
Mary Lou Williams, so perfect, one of the most brilliant jazz pianists. Thanks to post this excellent video
Brilliant..when tv for children was actually a good thing.
Beautiful! Glad you enjoyed it.
He was a solid musician himself so it makes sense thathe wanted to pass that passion on
I had no idea this existed, or that it had even happened. What a joy to have stumbled upon it.
Rip Mr. Rogers 1928-2003 Grew up Watching Mr rogers Neighborhood and I am looking forward to meeting Mr. rogers in Heaven and thank him personally for doing this t.v show.
I look forward to meeting him in heaven too so I can hug him and tell him I love you and I enjoyed being your television neighbor
I feel like Mr. Rogers created a bit heaven on earth with his sense of wonder and by presenting such great, unsung people as these in such a positive light and by honoring their gifts as he so often did. There is so much beauty and warmth in this video.
this is amazing. thanks a mil.
Classic scene! Love it!
What a treasure! Thanks for sharing Mr. Suggs!
3:49 - the great legend gives Mr. Fred a note and show's him how to swing it!!
Thank you for this video. Great memories of these artists and Mr Rogers !
The Lady Who Swings The Band!
***** Mary Lou is also known as the "Mother of Beebop" for her role in nurturing (musically and otherwise) pioneering beebop artists, most notably Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Thelonius Monk. She also composed beebop tunes of her own such as "Lonely Moments" (1947), the latter being one of the few bop numbers recorded by Benny Goodman who tried to 'get hip' with the new music but never really understood it (I can't say I blame him).
Thanks for posting this wonderful video of your father with Mary Lou Williams.
Must have been such a pleasure to meet both Mary Lou Williams and Mr. Rogers. Thanks for sharing this clip!
The legendary Mary Lou Williams on one of my favorite childhood shows!❤❤❤
OMG!! I was looking for this! I so remember this episode and the song. Thanks for uploading!
this is the greatest thing in the entire world
THANK-YOU for uploading this wonderful Milton Suggs. Your dad and the fabulous Mary Lou Williams were great! As I've always said THERE IS A LOOK to all music, which is BEST performed by the originators. Like the folk here doing this bluesy-jazzy number. Not only is it SWUNG RIGHT, but it LOOKS RIGHT!. HalleluYah! Blessings to you and your dad!! Shalom.
I remember watching this episode after school when I was 13! i love Mary Lou Williams!
How very cool, Milton!
this is indeed very beautiful,thank you for sharing this gem from 1973 & i do remember seeing this.
very lovely and moving
That was a beautiful chorus of blues.
Well that was just beautiful. Thank you.
How did I ever miss this as a kid? What an amazing video clip. Thanks so much for posting it, I'll be sharing it around.
Thanks for introducing me to your dad. He definitely could swing.
Wonderful! Thank you for sharing this!!
The fact that it's not right in front of children's faces today is what's crazy.
That was really cool. Funny I can hear a lot of funk in that bass riff.
Not many children's show hosts were more hip than Mr. Rogers.
I love this so much!
The singer is François Clemmons, a regular on the show.
2:58 She wrote the Zelda 2 intro?? :D
WHOA!!!!!!
I really loved this video and you're an excellent bass player! Marvellous!!!
Serait-il possible d'avoir des sous titres en français svp j'aime tellement mary lou williams
I remember Mary Lou Williams doing this scat with the Sesame Street kids on Sesame Street. I remember seeing it on episode 1471.
I am sorry for your loss
I've never really given it much thought but she is the first female jazz pianist that I think I've seen...
There are tons of women who are great piano players. A few others you might check out (in no particular order) include Marian McPartland, Tania Maria, Eleana Elias, Michele Rosewoman, Amuni Nacer, Hiromi Uehara, Lil Armstrong, Shirley Scott, Alice Coltrane, Diana Krall, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Carla Bley, Joanne Brakeen, Patrice Rushen, Rebeca Mauleón, Renee Rosnes and many more. In fact, There is no musical instrument you can think of, no musical genre you can name, that women are not able to play as well as men. Unfortunately, the male dominated music industry still clings to the tired old stereotype of women as being nothing but front-pieces for a band, whose looks are more important than their voices; whose bra sizes are more important than their vocal ranges. The music industry and its associated publicity machines perpetuate this "diva" cliche to this very day. This archaic thinking makes it extra difficult for women instrumentalists who don't conform to the "diva" stereotype to make a decent living. These promotional choices that are made by the music industry make it difficult for fans like you to find music and artists that you might otherwise enjoy. Knowing that there are women virtuosos on every instrument, make a little extra effort to find them. And yes, it does take extra effort, because like as I explained, women instrumentalists are, as a whole, not promoted nearly as much as their male counterparts. So make the extra effort, and check out the music of some of these women instrumentalists who are so much more than a pretty face in front of a microphone. I promise that you will be richly rewarded by the compelling and inspiring music that is out there for you find.
She even makes and opera singer SWING IT!
Sweet, a yellow bass, I play the exact same sized bass exact it's chocolate brown
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Nice.
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Milton I am almost certain that Mary Lou, and maybe your dad too, played this exact same tune on Sesame Street, at about the same time, with a bunch of kids singing along around her piano. LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA... I remember this when I was about eight or nine. Thought about it today and went searching, but did not find the Sesame Street clip.
I've heard the same, but have not been able to find it either.
❤Your Dad is so freakin DOPE!!!
Who's the singer?
She also appeared on Sesame Street preforming the scatt number.
Can’t find it anywhere. 😞
@@MiltonSuggs Neither can I. hopefully it will get uploaded at some point. Just curious where it Chicago did you grow up? I'm from the area myself.
Milton, was your dad related to Mary Lou? I know her family name was Suggs. Just curious
Hi, no they weren’t related as far as I know. Her last name at birth was Scruggs, slight difference. But hey, anything is possible.
Ella Mary Lou,no muestra los zapatos de taco alto con que aprieta los pedales del piano