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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015)

ALL 04/01/2015 (en) Documentary 70 Min
  • Release
    04/01/2015
  • Production
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  • Original title
    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
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She fought to create in a world that could not see past her race or gender

Overview

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.

  1. Carol Bash

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Carol Bash

    Producer



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  1. Mary Lou Williams

    Self (archive footage)

  2. Alfre Woodard

    Mary Lou Williams (voice)

  3. Delroy Lindo

    John Williams (voice)

  4. Wendell Pierce

    Andy Kirk (voice)

  5. Stanley Crouch

    Self

  6. Robin D.G. Kelley

    Self

  7. Gary Giddins

    Self

  8. Tammy L. Kernodle

    Self

  9. Farah Griffin

    Self

  10. Gayle Murchison

    Self

  11. Alexandra Noailles

    Self

  12. Peter O'Brien

    Self

  13. Robert O'Meally

    Self

  14. Billy Taylor

    Self

  15. Geri Allen

    Self - Performer

  16. Esperanza Spalding

    Self - Performer

  17. Terri Lyne Carrington

    Self - Performer

  18. Wycliffe Gordon

    Self - Performer

  19. Carmen Lundy

    Self - Performer

  20. Joel Haberli

    Barney Josephson / Critic (voice)

  21. Robert Casteline

    Critic (voice)

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Casts : 21 , Crews : 12

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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015) 70 Min

ALL 04/01/2015 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 04/01/2015
  • Production
  • Original title Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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

Overview

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.

  1. Carol Bash

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Sandra Christie

    Editor

  4. Carol Bash

    Producer



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