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Mary Elfrieda Scruggs, conocida en el mundo del jazz como Mary Lou Williams (Atlanta, Georgia, 8 de mayo de 1910 - Durham, Carolina del Norte, 28 de mayo de 1981) fue una pianista, arreglista y compositora estadounidense que desarrolló su trabajo con músicos de swing, bebop e, incluso, free jazz.
10 de sept. de 2019 · By 1936, then-25-year-old Mary Lou Williams' reputation already preceded her. The pianist's primary gig — Kansas City band Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy — was taking off, booked for...
Mary Lou Williams remained with Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy from 1929 to 1942—the bulk of the swing era in jazz. Not only did she play piano, appearing on more than 180 recordings with Kirk’s orchestra, she also composed and arranged the music for many of those sides.
14 de jun. de 2023 · Mary Lou Williams (Mary Elfrieda Scruggs; 08.05.1910 - 28.05.1981): American jazz pianist, arranger and composer. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than 100 records (in 78, 45, LP versions).
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).
15 de sept. de 2020 · “Until the Real Thing Comes Along” (1937) y “I Won’t Tell You A Soul (I Love You)” (1938) alcanzaron el puesto número uno, en el que permanecieron durante dos semanas, y “Christopher Columbus” (1936) y “What Will I Tell My Heart?” (1937), el número dos también durante dos semanas cada canción.
11 de feb. de 2022 · Mary Lou Williams’s composition and arrangement of “Walkin’ and Swingin'” is clearly one of the most creative from the mid-1930s. Bits and pieces of it found their way into the arrangements written by many others during and after the swing era.
