Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015)
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.
Director: Carol Bash
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Mary Lou Williams as Self (archive footage) |
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Alfre Woodard as Mary Lou Williams (voice) |
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Delroy Lindo as John Williams (voice) |
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Wendell Pierce as Andy Kirk (voice) |
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Stanley Crouch as Self |
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Robin D.G. Kelley as Self |
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Gary Giddins as Self |
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Tammy L. Kernodle as Self |
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Farah Griffin as Self |
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Gayle Murchison as Self |
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Alexandra Noailles as Self |
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Peter O'Brien as Self |
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Robert O'Meally as Self |
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Billy Taylor as Self |
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Geri Allen as Self - Performer |
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Esperanza Spalding as Self - Performer |
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Terri Lyne Carrington as Self - Performer |
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Wycliffe Gordon as Self - Performer |
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Carmen Lundy as Self - Performer |
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Joel Haberli as Barney Josephson / Critic (voice) |
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Robert Casteline as Critic (voice) |
| Production | Stacey L. Holman | Co-Producer |
| Production | Stanley Nelson | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Sumi Tonooka | Music |
| Camera | Michael Chin | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Rose Stark | Animation Director |
| Sound | Ken Takeuchi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Carol Bash | Producer |
| Camera | Robert Shepard | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sandra Christie | Editor |
| Camera | James Richards | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Carol Bash | Additional Camera |
| Directing | Carol Bash | Director |
