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 151-155 of 155 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	83161	7/11/1952	C jam blues	Mary Lou Williams Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83455	9/30/1952	Down beat	Mary Lou Williams	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83456	9/30/1952	C jam blues, part 1	Mary Lou Williams	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83457	9/30/1952	C jam blues, part 2	Mary Lou Williams	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	89020	August 1955	Roll 'em-5	Benny Goodman and his Orchestra	arranger

(Results 151-155 of 155 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Mary Lou," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103504.

Williams, Mary Lou. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103504.

"Williams, Mary Lou." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.

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