mary lou williams

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Definition of mary lou williams in English English dictionary

orig. Mary Elfrieda Scruggs born May 8, 1910, Atlanta, Ga., U.S. died May 28, 1981, Durham, N.C. U.S. pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. A child prodigy, she had her professional debut with big bands at age

Beginning in 1929, Williams wrote arrangements for many swing bands, including those of Andy Kirk (1898-1992) and Duke Ellington. Her 12-movement Zodiac Suite was performed by the New York Philharmonic in 1946. A pianist with strong roots in the blues and early jazz, Williams embraced the innovations of bebop and later free jazz, performing with a diverse array of jazz musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie and Cecil Taylor (b. 1933). In the 1960s and '70s she composed a number of liturgical pieces for jazz ensembles, including Music for Peace (1970), popularly known as "Mary Lou's Mass

Hyphenation

Ma·ry Lou Wil·liams

Turkish pronunciation

meri lu wîlyımz

Pronunciation

/ˈmerē ˈlo͞o ˈwəlyəmz/ /ˈmɛriː ˈluː ˈwɪljəmz/