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Mary Lou Williams Collective: 'Zodiac Suite'

Fresh Air | By Kevin Whitehead

Published March 14, 2006 at 10:00 AM EST

The new CD from the Mary Lou Williams Collective is Zodiac Suite: Revisited. The trio, created by pianist Geri Allen, plays the tunes of Mary Lou Williams.

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