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). She 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.
Mary Lou Williams, piano (with bass & drums):
1 Swingin' for joy (Mary Lou Williams)
2 Clean pickin' (Mary Lou Williams)
78rpm 25 cm: Decca 1155 A/B
Matrix nrs.: 60894 / 60895
Recorded: N.Y., 1936 03 11