Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band at SFlix. 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.
- Genre: Documentary
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- Director: Carol Bash
- Cast: Mary Lou Williams, Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, Wendell Pierce, Stanley Crouch, Robin D.G. Kelley, Gary Giddins, Tammy L. Kernodle, Farah Griffin, Gayle Murchison, Alexandra Noailles, Peter O'Brien, Robert O'Meally, Billy Taylor, Geri Allen, Esperanza Spalding, Terri Lyne Carrington, Wycliffe Gordon, Carmen Lundy, Joel Haberli, Robert Casteline,