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

Name: Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Director: Carol Bash
Released: 2015-3-1
Rating: 8
Cast: Mary Lou Williams, Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, Wendell Pierce, Stanley Crouch

User score: 8
Production country: US
Producer: Carol Bash
Genre: Documentary
Release date: 4/1/2015
Run time: 70 min.

Movie description

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.