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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

She fought to create in a world that could not see past her race or gender

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2015 / 70min.

Rating8

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the greatest musicians of all time, she never ceased to astound those who heard her play. But for a Black woman in the early 1900s, life as a star did not come easy.

Directors

Carol Bash

Actors

Wendell Pierce Delroy Lindo Alfre Woodard Esperanza Spalding Gary Giddins Joel Haberli Stanley Crouch Mary Lou Williams Robin D.G. Kelley Tammy L. Kernodle

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