Mary Lou Williams
Born: 8th May 1910, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died: 28th May 1981, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Nationality: American
Mary Lou Williams was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than one hundred records (in 78, 45, and LP versions). Williams wrote and arranged for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and she was friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Tadd Dameron, Bud Powell, and Dizzy Gillespie.
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Mary Lou Williams
8th Feb 2026
Mary Lou Williams was a musician whose career spanned across jazz; encompassing Ragtime, Blues, Boogie-Woogie, Swing, Bebop, Free Jazz, with side ventures into Gospel and Third Stream music. Devoted to the music and community, she dedicated herself to supporting struggling musicians and educating younger generations about jazz’s deep roots in African American history.
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Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways, Vol. 2
Brownie McGhee (leadvocalist), Sonny Terry (leadvocalist), Warner Williams (leadvocalist), Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter (leadvocalist), Mary Lou Williams (piano), Nora Lee King (leadvocalist), Pink Anderson (leadvocalist), Little Brother Montgomery, Son House (leadvocalist), Roscoe Holcomb (leadvocalist), Roosevelt Sykes, Roosevelt Skyes (leadvocalist), David "Honeyboy" Edwards (leadvocalist), Lucinda Williams (leadvocalist), Thomas "Barrelhouse Buck" McFarland, Edith Johnson, Henry Brown, Edith North Johnson (leadvocalist), Big Bill Broonzy (leadvocalist), Cat-Iron, Cat Iron (leadvocalist), Shortstuff Macon (leadvocalist), Barbara Dane (leadvocalist), Lightnin' Hopkins (leadvocalist), Memphis Slim (leadvocalist), Josh White (leadvocalist), The Chambers Brothers
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IF Music presents You Need This!: 'World Jazz Grooves Volume 2' Compiled by Jean-Claude & Victor Kiswell
Sylvain Kassap, Mary Lou Williams (piano), Gerardo Bátiz, Cecilia Engelhart (leadvocalist), Cedric Brooks and The Divine Light, Kahil El'Zabar, David Murray (saxophone), Strange Brothers, John Tchicai (saxophone), Colin Wilkie, Albert Mangelsdorff, Joki Freund, Shirley Hart (leadvocalist), Dadje, Raynald Drouin (leadvocalist)
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Zodiac Suite
The Knights (chamber ensemble), Aaron Diehl, Mary Lou Williams (director), Mikaela Bennett (soprano)
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Grammy Awards, 66th Awards (2024), Nominee - Best Classical Compendium
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Roll 'em Mary Lou - the Pioneering Mary Lou Williams 1929-53 Lp
Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Mary Lou Williams (piano), Mary Lou Williams Trio, Mary Lou And Her Chosen Five, Mary Lou Williams' Girl Stars, Benny Goodman Sextet , Mary Lou Williams Orchestra , Mary Lou Williams Feat. Don Byas
Vinyl Record: $23.00
