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Mary Lou Williams

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Aliases
Mary Lou and Her Chosen Five
Mary Lou Williams' Girl Stars
Mary Lou Williams and Her Kansas City Seven
Mary Lou Williams and Her Modern Music
Mary Lou Williams Trio
Six Men & a Girl
Real name
Mary Elfrieda Scruggs
Born
May 8, 1910
Died
May 28, 1981
Country
United States
IPI
00032987071 12 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Jazz pianist who, over her career, played in many styles, including stride, swing, hard bop, free and third stream. Williams was also a composer and arranger.
Family
Harold Baker Spouse
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Covers by Mary Lou Williams

Title Performer Release date Originally by
i 1964 (unknown)
i 1976 Miles Davis
i   December 1954 J. Harold Murray PRF, Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash REC,REL
i   1971 Yves Montand BRD, Cora Vaucaire - Au piano : M. Philippe-Gérard REL
i Azure 'Te Mary Lou Williams 1993 Unverified
i March 1941 Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
i   December 1954 Aida Ward PRF, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra REC,REL
i 1971 Dizzy Gillespie
listen on Internet Archive i   November 1944 Belle Baker PRF, Imperial Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Fields REC
i 1971 Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
listen on Internet Archive i 1952 Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
i   December 1954 Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra REL, Etta Moten BRD
i 1976 Bobby Timmons
Don't Blame Me Mary Lou Williams 1953 Unverified
i December 1954 (unknown)
i For You Mary Lou Williams 1953 Unverified
i March 1952 Doris Day - Orchestra under the direction of Frank Comstock
i March 1941 Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive i   May 1946 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest REC, Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake PRF
i   1978 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest REC, Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake PRF
i   1976 Bob Hope PRF, Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Skinny Ennis REC
listen on Internet Archive i   November 1944 The Dixie Stompers [US1] (Fletcher Henderson) REC, Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Singing Chorus by Eva Taylor REL
i 1955 (unknown)
i   1964 John W. Bubbles PRF, Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive 1947 Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bing Crosby
i 1971 "Fats" Waller and His Rhythm
i   1954 Ukulele Ike (Cliff Edwards) REC, Lawrence Gray BRD
i   1978 Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen) REC, Walter Catlett PRF
i Lady Bird Mary Lou Williams 1953 Unverified
i May 1946 Boots and His Buddies
i   1971 Kathryn Crawford, June Shafer, Ida Pearson and Stella Friend PRF, Waring's Pennsylvanians - Vocal Refrain by The Three Waring Girls REC
i December 1954 Jeanette MacDonald
listen on Internet Archive i May 1944 Adrian Schubert & His Orch. ‑ Vocal Chorus Harold Van Emburgh
i 1954 Adrian Schubert & His Orch. ‑ Vocal Chorus Harold Van Emburgh
i   1954 Joe Venuti and His Orchestra REC,REL, Valaida & Dee Lloyd McKaye PRF
i   1978 Joe Venuti and His Orchestra REC,REL, Valaida & Dee Lloyd McKaye PRF
i   1964 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REL, "Kenn" Sisson and His Orchestra REC
i   1976 Fairchild and Carroll and Their Orchestra REL, Mitzi Green PRF
i 1971 Mistinguett
listen on Internet Archive i   November 1944 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Fred Astaire REC, Fred Astaire PRF
i October 1974 Dizzy Gillespie
i Perdido Mary Lou Williams 1953 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive i November 1944 (unknown)
i 'Round Midnight Mary Lou Williams 1953 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive i   November 1944 Douglas Stanbury PRF, Adrian Schubert's Salon Orchestra ‑ Vocal Chorus by Harold Lambert REC
i 1978 Benny Goodman Sextet
listen on Internet Archive 1946 Gene Austin
i 1978 Louis Prima and His New Orleans Gang, Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy
listen on Internet Archive i 1951 Bob Haring and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive i May 1944 Prince's Band
i   March 1952 Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts & Betty Garde with Oklahoma Orchestra under direction of Jay Blackton REL, Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts & Betty Garde PRF
i 1955 Charley Straight and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Frank Sylvano
i   March 1952 Adele Astaire & Allen Kearns PRF, Frank Crumit REC,REL
i 1955 Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra
i   1940 Helen Clark–Lewis James REC, Phyllis Cleveland and Jack Barker PRF
i 1978 Prince's Band
i 1976 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
i   May 1946 Marion Harris REC, Adele Astaire PRF
listen on Internet Archive i October 1939 Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i   December 1954 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Maxine Grey REC, Doris Carson & Ray Bolger PRF
listen on Internet Archive i   May 1946 Dorothy Dickson PRF, Turner Layton REC
listen on Internet Archive i 1951 Joseph Knecht's Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
i They Can't Take That Away from Me Mary Lou Williams 1953 Unverified
i December 1954 Renée Lebas accompagnée par Emil Stern et son orchestre
i 1971 Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy
i 1971 Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive i   1952 Furman and Nash REC, Eddie Cantor PRF
i March 1952 Ona Munson and Jack Whiting
listen on Internet Archive i 1940 Clarence Williams & His Jazz Kings

Songs written by Mary Lou Williams

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A Mellow Bit of Rhythm Mary Lou Williams, Herman Walden Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy July 26, 1937 Covered by (3 artists)
Ghost of Love Jack Lawrence [US1], Mary Lou Williams Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy October 24, 1938 Covered by (3 artists)
Harmony Grits Leonard Feather, Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou Williams' Girl Stars 1947 Covered by Ida Red
In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee Mary Lou Williams, Milton Orient Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra July 6, 1949 Covered by (8 artists)
Little Joe from Chicago Mary Lou Williams, Henry Wells Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy February 8, 1938 Covered by (8 artists)
Lonely Moments Mary Lou Williams Boots and His Buddies April 6, 1938 Covered by (14 artists)
Medi II Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou Williams October 1974 Covered by (2 artists)
Mess-a-Stomp Mary Lou Williams Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy November 7, 1929 Covered by (2 artists)
Roll 'em Mary Lou Williams Benny Goodman and His Orchestra July 7, 1937 Covered by (8 artists)
Satchel Mouth Baby Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou and Her Chosen Five March 12, 1944 Covered by (28 artists)
Walkin' Mary Lou Williams, Lindsay Steele Nat "King" Cole with Billy May's Orchestra September 4, 1951 Covered by (5 artists)
What's Your Story Morning Glory Paul Francis Webster, Jack Lawrence [US1], Mary Lou Williams Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy October 25, 1938 Covered by (33 artists)
Wheels of Fortune Mary Lou Williams, Al Strehli, Milt Orent The Flatlanders January 27, 2004 Missing information

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