Mary Lou Williams

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 101-125 of 156 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	64778	10-in.	12/5/1938	September in the rain	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64779	10-in.	12/5/1938	Clouds	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64780	10-in.	12/5/1938	Julius Caesar	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64781	10-in.	12/5/1938	Dunkin' a doughnut-1	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64782	10-in.	12/6/1938	Goodbye	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64783	10-in.	12/6/1938	Mary's idea-1	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64784	10-in.	12/6/1938	But it didn't mean a thinq	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64785	10-in.	12/6/1938	Say it again	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65188	10-in.	3/16/1939	You set me on fire	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65189	10-in.	3/16/1939	I'll never learn	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65190	10-in.	3/16/1939	Close to five	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65191	10-in.	3/16/1939	Floyd's guitar blues-1	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65249	10-in.	3/23/1939	(I wanna go where you go) Then I'll be happy	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65250	10-in.	3/23/1939	S'posin'	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65251	10-in.	3/23/1939	I'll never fail you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65252	10-in.	3/23/1939	Why don't I get wise to myself	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66877	10-in.	11/15/1939	I'm getting nowhere with you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66878	10-in.	11/15/1939	I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66879	10-in.	11/15/1939	Please don't talk about me when I'm gone	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66880	10-in.	11/15/1939	Big Jim blues-1	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67010	10-in.	1/2/1940	Wham (Wham-re-bop-boom-bam)	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67011	10-in.	1/2/1940	Love is the thing	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67012	10-in.	1/2/1940	Why go on pretending ?	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67013	10-in.	1/2/1940	It always will be you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67514	10-in.	4/9/1940	Walkin' and swingin'-2	Les Brown Orchestra	arranger

(Results 101-125 of 156 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Mary Lou," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103504.

Williams, Mary Lou. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103504.

"Williams, Mary Lou." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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