Details: Mary Lou Williams, the "First Lady of Jazz" was an extraordinary pianist, composer arranger and master of blues boogie woogie, stride, swing and bebop. Her complex harmonies and brilliant phrasing rooted on the avant-garde. BLACK CHRIST OF THE ANDES is both a powerful secular statement and a call to the divine. Originally issued in 1964, this CD contains extensive liner and 4 bonus tracks not included in the original.