Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
2015Documentary70 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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... read more

  • Carol Bash

    Director

  • Michael Chin

    Director of Photography

  • Robert Shepard

    Director of Photography

  • James Richards

    Director of Photography

  • Sandra Christie

    Editor

  • Mary Lou Williams

    Self (archive footage)

  • Alfre Woodard

    Mary Lou Williams (voice)

  • Delroy Lindo

    John Williams (voice)

  • Wendell Pierce

    Andy Kirk (voice)

  • Stanley Crouch

    Self

  • Robin D.G. Kelley

    Self

  • Gary Giddins

    Self

  • Tammy L. Kernodle

    Self

  • Farah Griffin

    Self

  • Gayle Murchison

    Self

  • Alexandra Noailles

    Self

  • Peter O'Brien

    Self

  • Robert O'Meally

    Self

  • Billy Taylor

    Self

  • Geri Allen

    Self - Performer

  • Esperanza Spalding

    Self - Performer

  • Terri Lyne Carrington

    Self - Performer

  • Wycliffe Gordon

    Self - Performer

  • Carmen Lundy

    Self - Performer

  • Joel Haberli

    Barney Josephson / Critic (voice)

  • Robert Casteline

    Critic (voice)

    • Runtime

    70 minutes

    Released

    2015-04-01

    Languages

    English

    Sound

  • Sumi Tonooka

    Music

    • Updated

    105 days ago

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