| First Name |
Mary
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| Middle Name |
Lou
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| Last Name |
Williams
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| Full Name at Birth |
Mary Elfrieda Scruggs
|
| Alternative Name |
Mary Lou Williams, Mary Lou
|
| Birthday |
8th May, 1910
|
| Birthplace |
Atlanta, Georgia
|
| Died |
28th May, 1981
|
| Place of Death |
Durham, North Carolina
|
| Cause of Death |
Bladder Cancer
|
| Buried |
Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
|
| Build |
Average
|
| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
|
| Hair Color |
Black
|
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
|
| Sexuality |
Straight
|
| Ethnicity |
Black
|
| Nationality |
American
|
| Occupation Text |
Stride pianist, composer, bandleader
|
| Occupation |
Composer
|
| Claim to Fame |
Duke Ellington's orchestra
|
| Music Genre (Text) |
Free Jazz, Hard bop, Swing, Third Stream, Big Band, Gospel, Classical, Jazz, Bebop
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| Music Genre |
Jazz, Religious, Piano
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| Origin |
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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| Year(s) Active |
1920s–1981, 1920–1981
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| Music Style |
Bop, Swing, Post-Bop, Stride, Third Stream, Big Band, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Gospel, Black Gospel, Spirituals, Religious
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| Music Mood |
Earnest, Elegant, Sophisticated, Stylish, Earthy, Passionate, Literate, Exuberant, Amiable/Good-Natured, Organic, Confident, Witty, Poignant, Refined/Mannered, Playful, Freewheeling, Reverent, Precious, Plaintive, Reflective, Searching
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| Instrument |
Piano, Arranger, Composer, Leader
|
| Instrument (text) |
Piano
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| Record Label |
Atlantic, Asch, Brunswick, Circle, Decca, Inner City, Folkways, King, Pablo, Victor, Vogue, Columbia, Savoy, Prestige, Chiaroscuro, SteepleChase
|
| Official Websites |
http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/ijs/mlw/intro1.html at /wiki/Rutgers_University
|
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.
