Mary Lou Williams

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Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams (born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs; May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1910 (Atlanta), Died May 28, 1981 (Durham)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, arranger, composer, leader, songwriter, vocalist, celeste

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 156 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Gennett	12621	10-in.	3/2/1927	Someday, sweetheart	John Williams' Kansas City Stompers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	12626	10-in.	3/5/1927	Pee Wee blues	John Williams and his Memphis Stompers	Jazz/dance band	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	12627	10-in.	3/5/1927	Now cut loose	John Williams and his Memphis Stompers	Jazz/dance band	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Gennett	12628	10-in.	3/5/1927	San	John Williams and his Memphis Stompers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60852	10-in.	3/2/1936	Walkin' and swingin'-1	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60853	10-in.	3/2/1936	Moten swing	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60854	10-in.	3/2/1936	Lotta sax appeal	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60861	10-in.	3/3/1936	Git	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60862	10-in.	3/3/1936	All the jive is gone	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60865	10-in.	3/4/1936	Froggy bottom	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60866	10-in.	3/4/1936	Bearcat shuffle	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60867	10-in.	3/4/1936	Steppin' pretty	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60874	10-in.	3/7/1936	Christopher Columbus	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60876	10-in.	3/7/1936	Corky-1	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60877	10-in.	3/7/1936	Corny rhythm	Mary Lou Williams		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60878	10-in.	3/7/1936	Overhand (New Froggy Bottom)	Mary Lou Williams		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60879	10-in.	3/7/1936	Isabelle	Mary Lou Williams		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60886	10-in.	3/11/1936	I'se a-muggin'	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60887	10-in.	3/11/1936	Until the real thing comes along	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60894	10-in.	3/11/1936	Swingin' for joy	Mary Lou Williams		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60895	10-in.	3/11/1936	Clean pickin'	Mary Lou Williams		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60961	10-in.	3/31/1936	Puddin' head serenade	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60972	10-in.	4/2/1936	Until the real thing comes along	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60973	10-in.	4/3/1936	Blue illusion	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	60974	10-in.	4/3/1936	Cloudy	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, piano

(Results 26-50 of 156 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Mary Lou," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103504.

Williams, Mary Lou. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103504.

"Williams, Mary Lou." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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