Mary Lou Williams Rutgers Interview Block 668 (Q12856)

Because most of them needed inspiration and they wrote the music up here at the house. I had a white carpet here on the floor. We used to sit on this carpet. I kept it clean, you know. We ate on it and did everything. Tadd Dameron and all the cats used to come. Thelonious Monk used to come here and write his music. I have some music he left here now - and Bud Powell. If they wrote at home they ...