Mary Lou Williams

Real Name:

Mary Elfreda Winn

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American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
Born May 8,1910, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died May 28, 1981, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Performed with many jazz artists including Andy Kirk. Staff arranger with Duke Ellington in the mid-1940s. Known for her approach to the bop style, friend of Thelonious Monk and Marian McPartland.

Sites:

newarkwww.rutgers.edu , Wikipedia , britannica.com , npr.org , music.si.edu , marylouwilliams.foundation

Aliases:

Mary Lou Burley

In Groups:

Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy, Jeanette's Synco Jazzers, John Williams' Memphis Stompers, John Williams' Synco Jazzers, Mary Lou Williams And Group, Mary Lou Williams And Her Cafe Society Orch., Mary Lou Williams And Her Kansas City Seven, Mary Lou Williams And Her Orchestra, Mary Lou Williams And Her Rhythm, Mary Lou Williams And Her Six, Mary Lou Williams Girl Stars, Mary Lou Williams Quartet, Mary Lou Williams Quintet, Mary Lou Williams Trio, Mary Lou Williams With Her Jazz Big Band And Symphonic Orchestra, Mary Lou Williams' Chosen Five, Mildred Bailey And Her Oxford Greys, Six Men And A Girl

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