Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

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Genre: Documentary
Release year: 2015
Running time: 70 min
Country: N/A

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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Alfre Woodard
Mary Lou Williams (voice)
Wendell Pierce
Andy Kirk (voice)
Delroy Lindo
John Williams (voice)
Esperanza Spalding
Self - Performer
Joel Haberli
Barney Josephson / Critic (voice)
Stanley Crouch
Self
Wycliffe Gordon
Self - Performer
Robin D.G. Kelley
Self

Michael Chin
Director of Photography
Robert Shepard
Director of Photography
Stanley Nelson
Executive Producer
Carol Bash
Director
Stacey L. Holman
Co-Producer
Sandra Christie
Editor
Ken Takeuchi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James Richards
Director of Photography

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