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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015)
Directed by Carol Bash
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.
Length 70 minutes
Actors
Mary Lou Williams | Alfre Woodard | Delroy Lindo | Wendell Pierce | Stanley Crouch | Robin D.G. Kelley | Gary Giddins | Tammy L. Kernodle | Farah Griffin | Gayle Murchison | Alexandra Noailles | Peter O'Brien | Robert O'Meally | Billy Taylor | Geri Allen | Esperanza Spalding | Terri Lyne Carrington | Wycliffe Gordon | Carmen Lundy | Joel Haberli | Robert Casteline