Person Open DS/UK/8535 Williams; Mary Lou (1910-1981); American jazz pianist, composer, arranger Williams Mary Lou 1910-1981 American jazz pianist, composer, arranger Female (cisgender)

Mary Lou Williams (8 May 1910 – 28 May 1981) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Williams 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. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 10/28/2013 RAHAKirkbride 11/3/2022 0e4e276b-8b83-4e94-a924-9e1918497702