We start the first in a 2 part interview with Singer/Bassist Carlene Ray. Carlene tells about her rich career in Jazz: her early work with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, an all female big band that existed from 1933-1955. We move from there to her work helping Mary Lou Williams produce her famous Catholic Mass.

Learn more about Carlene at https://jmih.org/past_event/carline-ray-a-pioneers-pioneer

Note

Carlene passed away July 23, 2013 at age 88. In my interview with singer, Catherine Russell, I learned that Carlene Ray was her mother. See season 19 episod ...