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

2015-04-01 - 70 minutes

8.00 / 10

Overview

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

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.

Screenplay

Co-Producer - Stacey L. Holman

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

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)

Geri Allen

Geri Allen

Self - Performer

Esperanza Spalding

Esperanza Spalding

Self - Performer

Terri Lyne Carrington

Terri Lyne Carrington

Self - Performer

Wycliffe Gordon

Wycliffe Gordon

Self - Performer

Carmen Lundy

Carmen Lundy

Self - Performer

Joel Haberli

Joel Haberli

Barney Josephson / Critic (voice)

Robert Casteline

Robert Casteline

Critic (voice)