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 126-150 of 156 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	67893	10-in.	6/25/1940	Fine and mellow	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67894	10-in.	6/25/1940	Scratching in the gravel	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67895	10-in.	6/25/1940	Fifteen minute intermission	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano, arranger
Decca	67896	10-in.	6/25/1940	Take those blues away	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67917	10-in.	7/8/1940	Now I lay me down to dream	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67918	10-in.	7/8/1940	There is no greater love	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67919	10-in.	7/8/1940	Midnight stroll	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67920	10-in.	7/8/1940	Little Miss	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68317	10-in.	11/7/1940	The Count	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68318	10-in.	11/7/1940	Twelfth Street rag	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68319	10-in.	11/7/1940	When I saw you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68363	10-in.	11/18/1940	If I feel this way tomorrow	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68364	10-in.	11/18/1940	Or have I ?	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68365	10-in.	11/18/1940	Baby dear	Kansas City Seven ; Mary Lou Williams	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68366	10-in.	11/18/1940	Harmony blues	Kansas City Seven ; Mary Lou Williams	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68546	10-in.	1/3/1941	Cuban boogie woogie	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68547	10-in.	1/3/1941	A dream dropped in	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68548	10-in.	1/3/1941	Is it a sin (lovin' you) ?	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68549	10-in.	1/3/1941	Ring dem bells	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	69519	10-in.	7/17/1941	Big time grip-1	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	69520	10-in.	7/17/1941	47th Street jive	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	69521	10-in.	7/17/1941	I'm misunderstood	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	69522	10-in.	7/17/1941	No answer	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83158		7/11/1952	Down beat	Mary Lou Williams Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	83159		7/11/1952	[Unknown title(s)]	Mary Lou Williams Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 126-150 of 156 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Mary Lou," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103504.

Williams, Mary Lou. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103504.

"Williams, Mary Lou." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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