Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015)
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.
- Released
- 2015-04-01
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 70 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Carol Bash
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Mary Lou Williams as Self (archive footage)
- Alfre Woodard as Mary Lou Williams (voice)
- Delroy Lindo as John Williams (voice)
- Wendell Pierce as Andy Kirk (voice)
- Stanley Crouch as Self
- Robin D.G. Kelley as Self
- Gary Giddins as Self
- Tammy L. Kernodle as Self
- Farah Griffin as Self
- Gayle Murchison as Self
- Alexandra Noailles as Self
- Peter O'Brien as Self