Mary Lou Williams

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Mary Lou Williams (May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Williams wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements, and recorded more than one hundred records (in 78, 45, and LP versions). Williams wrote and arranged for such bandleaders as Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and she was friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Tadd Dameron, Dizzy Gillespie, and many others.

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Discography

Album

Year Title Rating Releases
1974 Zoning 1
1995 Zodiac Suite 1
2005 My Mama Pinned a Rose on Me 1
— Black Christ of the Andes 1
— The London Sessions 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Rating Releases
1992 The Chronological Classics: Mary Lou Williams 1927-1940 Compilation 1
1993 The First Lady of the Piano: 1952-1971 Compilation 1
1995 The Chronological Classics: Mary Lou Williams 1944 Compilation 1
1998 The Chronological Classics: Mary Lou Williams 1944-1945 Compilation 1
1999 The Chronological Classics: Mary Lou Williams 1945-1947 Compilation 1
2000 Jazz in Paris: I Made You Love Paris Compilation 1
2002 The Chronological Classics: Mary Lou Williams 1949-1951 Compilation 1
2004 The Chronological Classics: Mary Lou Williams 1951-1953 Compilation 1
— Little Piano Girl: Les génies du Jazz III Compilation 1
— The Chronological Classics: Mary Lou Williams 1953-1954 Compilation 1

Single

Year Title Rating Releases
1946 These Foolish Things Remind Me of You / Lonely Moments 1

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