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Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist and composer
Atlanta, United States • 1910-05-08 – 1981-05-28
Mary Lou Williams is credited on 1,039 releases across 353 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,039
Pressings credited
353
Albums
8
Decades active
50
In collections
Credited work
1,039 releases · 353 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 1,846
- Other credits · 58
- Production · 18
Studios: The Hey Hey Club · Points West Recording · Passport Recording · Newport Jazz Festival
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Ella Swings Lightly
1959
The Louis Armstrong Story, Volume II: Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven
1951
Spirits Known And Unknown
1969
At Newport
1957
...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
2014
Portrait
1966
Anita O'Day Sings The Winners
1958
Spiritual Jazz 14: Private
2023
Classic Jazz Piano (1927-1957)
1988
Mary Lou Williams
1964
Roy And Diz #2
1954
1937/38 Jazz Concert No. 2, Vol. 1
1950
Mojo Club - The Remix Album (Some Essential Pieces)
1999
Swingtime
1994
Still Harry After All These Years
1979
Live At Carnegie Hall 40th Anniversary Concert
1978
"Diz"
1978
Diz And Roy
1977
Reefer Songs (16 Original Jazz Classics)
1976
Zoning
1974
Newport In New York '72 - The Jam Sessions, Vols 1 And 2
1972
Swingtime With Benny Goodman
1970
Music For Peace
1970
In The Groove With The Kings Of Swing
1967
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Benny Goodman
- Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy
- Mary Lou Williams Trio
- Duke Ellington
- Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
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