{"product_id":"mary-lou-williams-deanna-witkowski-9780814664018","title":"Mary Lou Williams: Music for the Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor\/Virgil Thomson Book Award in Pop Music \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 Catholic Media Association honorable mention in biography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 Association of Catholic Publishers second place award for Biography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2022 Jazz Journalists Association Award for Biography\/Autobiography of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMary Lou Williams: Music for the Soul, \u003c\/i\u003eDeanna Witkowski brings a fresh perspective to the life and music of the legendary jazz pianist-composer Mary Lou Williams (1910-81). As a fellow jazz pianist-composer, adult convert to Catholicism, and liturgical composer, Witkowski offers unique insight gleaned from a twenty-year journey with Williams as her chosen musical and spiritual mentor. Viewing Williams's musical and corporal acts of mercy as part of a singular effort to create community no matter the context, Witkowski examines how Williams created networks of support and friendship through her decades long letter correspondence with various women religious, her charitable work, and her tireless efforts to perform jazz in churches, community centers, concert halls, and schools. Throughout this fascinating story told with equal amounts of deep love and scholarly research, Witkowski illumines Williams's passionate mantra that \"jazz is healing to the soul.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deanna Witkowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814664016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814664018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liturgical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2021 pg. 72","brand":"Deanna Witkowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129943027967,"sku":"9780814664018","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6efd587a-7e7f-46b0-8085-f51ebb678272.jpg?v=1687466667","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mary-lou-williams-deanna-witkowski-9780814664018","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}