Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
2015-04-01 | 70 min
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.
Genres
Documentary
Cast
Mary Lou Williams
Alfre Woodard
Delroy Lindo
Wendell Pierce
Stanley Crouch
Robin D.G. Kelley
Gary Giddins
Tammy L. Kernodle
