Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

Directed by Carol Bash
2015    70m
Documentary
7.7
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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.
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Cast of Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
  • Mary Lou WilliamsSelf (archive footage)
  • Alfre WoodardMary Lou Williams (voice)
  • Delroy LindoJohn Williams (voice)
  • Wendell PierceAndy Kirk (voice)
  • Stanley CrouchSelf
  • Robin D.G. KelleySelf
  • Gary GiddinsSelf
  • Tammy L. KernodleSelf
  • Farah GriffinSelf
  • Gayle MurchisonSelf
  • Alexandra NoaillesSelf
  • Peter O'BrienSelf
  • Robert O'MeallySelf
  • Billy TaylorSelf
  • Geri AllenSelf - Performer
  • Esperanza SpaldingSelf - Performer
  • Terri Lyne CarringtonSelf - Performer
  • Wycliffe GordonSelf - Performer
  • Carmen LundySelf - Performer
  • Joel HaberliBarney Josephson / Critic (voice)
  • Robert CastelineCritic (voice)

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