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Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams' musical career began in the mid-1920s, when she was still a
teenager performing in cabaret. Recognized in Kansas City and married to John
Williams, himself a saxophonist, she obtained a position as pianist with him in
The Twelve Clouds Of Joy, a band formed by Terence Holder in the late '20s and
later taken over by Andy Kirk. Alongside this orchestra, in which Mary Lou
Williams spent over ten years, the pianist wrote numerous compositions and
arrangements for a number of very popular bands, including those of Louis
Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Ear...
The DevilThe Roots and Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams
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My ManMary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie and Bobby Hackett
Have Trumpet, Will Excite!
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CaravanMary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby Hackett and Brad Williams
Mary Lou Williams Trio At Rick's Café Americain, Chicago
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St. James InfirmaryMary Lou Williams and Mary Lou Williams Trio
Mary Lou Williams Trio At Rick's Café Americain, Chicago
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MoonglowMary Lou Williams
The Mary Lou Williams Quartet Featuring Don Byas
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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaMary Lou Williams
I Made You Love Paris
