Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

8.0

1 hr 10 min

2015-04-01

2

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.

Documentary

Trailers

Characters

Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams

Self (archive footage)

Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Mary Lou Williams (voice)

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

John Williams (voice)

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Andy Kirk (voice)

Stanley Crouch

Stanley Crouch

Self

Robin D.G. Kelley

Robin D.G. Kelley

Self

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