Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015)
1h 10m
Running Time
April 1, 2015Release Date
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015)
1h 10m
Running Time
April 1, 2015Release Date

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 astound those who heard her play. But for a Black woman in the early 1900s, life as a star did not come easy.
Where to Watch.





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Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Mary Lou Williams
Self (archive footage)

Alfre Woodard
Mary Lou Williams (voice)

Delroy Lindo
John Williams (voice)

Louis Armstrong
Self

Wendell Pierce
Andy Kirk (voice)

Terri Lyne Carrington
Self - Performer

Stanley Crouch
Self

Robin D.G. Kelley
Self

Duke Ellington
Self

Tammy L. Kernodle
Self

Farah Griffin
Self

Gayle Murchison
Self

Gary Giddins
Self

Dizzy Gillespie
Self

Alexandra Noailles
Self

Peter O'Brien
Self

Carol Bash
Director

Robert O'Meally
Self

Billy Taylor
Self

Sumi Tonooka
Composer

Geri Allen
Self - Performer

Michael Chin
Cinematographer

Esperanza Spalding
Self - Performer

James Richards
Cinematographer

Robert Shepard
Cinematographer

Sandra Christie
Editor

Wycliffe Gordon
Self - Performer

Carmen Lundy
Self - Performer

Joel Haberli
Barney Josephson / Critic (voice)

Robert Casteline
Critic (voice)

Stanley Nelson
Executive Producer

Stacey L. Holman
Co-Producer

Rose Stark
Animation Director

Ken Takeuchi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Details.
This Movie Is About.
jazz musician
musician
pianist
woman director