Mary Lou Williams Musical artist

Mary Lou Williams (May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. 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 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.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 08, 1910
Date of death	May 28, 1981
Place of death	Durham North Carolina

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Musical artist

Career started	1920
Career ended	1981
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Third stream Classical music Big band Gospel music Swing music Free jazz Hard bop
instrument	Piano
record label	Circle Records Inner City Records Atlantic Records Victor Talking Machine Company Folkways Records Decca Records Brunswick Records Vogue Records Pablo Records King Records (United States) Asch Records