Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
2015
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 70 min
Average vote: 8
Release date: 2015-04-01
Director: Carol Bash
Homepage: https://marylouwilliamsp...
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.
Cast:
Mary Lou Willi...
as
Self (archive ...
Alfre Woodard
as
Mary Lou Willi...
Delroy Lindo
as
John Williams ...
Wendell Pierce
as
Andy Kirk (voi...
Stanley Crouch
as
Self
Robin D.G. Kel...
as
Self
Gary Giddins
as
Self
Tammy L. Kerno...
as
Self
Farah Griffin
as
Self
Gayle Murchison
as
Self
Alexandra Noai...
as
Self
Peter O'Brien
as
Self
Robert O'Meally
as
Self
Billy Taylor
as
Self
Geri Allen
as
Self - Perform...
Esperanza Spal...
as
Self - Perform...
Terri Lyne Car...
as
Self - Perform...
Wycliffe Gordon
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Self - Perform...
Carmen Lundy
as
Self - Perform...
Joel Haberli
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Barney Josephs...
Robert Casteli...
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Critic (voice)
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