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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015)

★ 8.0/10 70 min Documentary Unknown English
Director: Carol Bash
Streaming: Not available
She fought to create in a world that could not see past her race or gender

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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 Williams Self (archive footage)
Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard Mary Lou Williams (voice)
Delroy Lindo
Delroy Lindo John Williams (voice)
Wendell Pierce
Wendell Pierce Andy Kirk (voice)
Stanley Crouch
Stanley Crouch Self
Robin D.G. Kelley
Robin D.G. Kelley Self
Gary Giddins Self
Tammy L. Kernodle Self

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