Osborne,Mary Girl & Her Guitar CD

2015 collection. North Dakota-born Mary Osborne was the great unsung heroine of the jazz guitar. A disciple of Charlie Christian and a true pioneer, she was the only woman to rank in what might be termed the "Golden Generation" of jazz guitarists. She was the possessor of an inventive, ardent style that confirmed her as one of the early architects of R&B and rock and roll. Although acknowledged by critics and by her peers, Mary's career was nevertheless obstructed by gender barriers. If her abilities were at least comparable to any of her contemporaries, she cannot be said to have achieved anything like the recognition she deserved. In the late forties and fifties Osborne shone in an array of big band and small combo dates including with Mary Lou Williams, Coleman Hawkins, pianist Beryl Booker, Ben Webster, Dizzy Gillespie and Art Tatum. She worked with Billie Holiday, appeared with Lester Young on the CBS TV show Adventures In Jazz and lead her own groups on dates for the Signature, Aladdin, Decca and Coral labels.

1. I Love Paris 2. I Let a Song Go 3. How High the Moon 4. When Your Lover Has Gone 5. Mary's Goodbye Blues 6. I Found a New Baby 7. Sophisticated Lady 8. I'm Beginning to See the Light 9. Body and Soul 10. I Surrender Dear 11. These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) 12. Rose Room 13. Low Ceiling 14. Oops My Lady 15. Don't Blame Me 16. You're Gonna Get My Letter 17. Funny, Funny What a Dime Can Do 18. No Moon at All 19. Conversation 20. It Must Be True 21. Rumble Re-Bop 22. Blues at Mary Lou's 23. D.D.T 24. Spotlite 25. Allen's Alley