Mary Lou Williams Rutgers Interview Block 516 (Q12704)

Yes, it was different because Moe Asch had more love and he had more respect for jazz artists. Often he would take us to dinner, the nicest dinners, steak dinners, the nicest places and it was his idea that an artist should be heard if they're talented. He'd turn the tape on and go away, let you record anything you wanted to record and it always worked out great. He wanted to record Erroll Gar ...