tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318375667051435937.post4892487848589038489..comments2023-08-25T16:13:51.356+01:00Comments on Martin In The Margins: Sanctified soundsMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15608932251584881007noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318375667051435937.post-87789700833667631742010-11-14T07:17:47.638+00:002010-11-14T07:17:47.638+00:00Thanks for the comment, Jim. I agree with what you...Thanks for the comment, Jim. I agree with what you say about Mary Lou and the tendency for her to be overlooked, mainly because of her gender. I'd also concede that her conversion didn't result in her best music. But you could argue that her 'religiosity', as you put it, rescued her from a personal crisis and gave meaning to the second half of her life. And it produced some admirable charitable work, if not great music....Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15608932251584881007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318375667051435937.post-79723634344593014732010-11-13T22:22:11.388+00:002010-11-13T22:22:11.388+00:00Mary Lou Williams, a superb pianist and arranger (...Mary Lou Williams, a superb pianist and arranger (noteably for Andy Kirk's Clouds of Joy) desrves to be better remebered. She was the first (and remains one of the few) women to get to the top in the macho world of jazz. But her religiosity in her later years is, imho, a great pity.Jim Denhamhttp://shirazsocialist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318375667051435937.post-27482998936798214592010-11-12T17:55:59.847+00:002010-11-12T17:55:59.847+00:00I am not but I have a pile of 'flu pills and a...I am not but I have a pile of 'flu pills and a 2007 saumur at home, so should be ok!<br />All the best, mind the rainMartin Meenaghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092121503713511010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318375667051435937.post-17563651932104150492010-11-12T17:19:52.627+00:002010-11-12T17:19:52.627+00:00Forget to mention it was the turn of the other St ...Forget to mention it was the turn of the other St Martin (of Tours) yesterday (Thursday). Martinmas supposedly heralds a last burst of mild weather before autumn sets in. Wasn't much sign of that around here...Hope you're feeling better, by the way.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15608932251584881007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318375667051435937.post-80519781608442706602010-11-12T10:08:22.045+00:002010-11-12T10:08:22.045+00:00I was named after Martin de Porres, and my mother ...I was named after Martin de Porres, and my mother and grandmother were regular subscribers to the eponymous magazine, published in Dublin. I think that it is still going strong.<br /><br />I really liked this post, Martin--many thanks!Martin Meenaghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092121503713511010noreply@blogger.com