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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

2015
Directed byCarol Bash
1h 10m

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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Mary Lou WilliamsSelf (archive footage)Alfre WoodardMary Lou Williams (voice)
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Robin D.G. KelleySelf
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STATUSReleased
RATING
8.0

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