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Mary Lou Williams
Real Name: Mary Elfreda Winn
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
Born May 8,1910, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died May 28, 1981, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Performed with many jazz artists including Andy Kirk. Staff arranger with Duke Ellington in the mid-1940s. Known for her approach to the bop style, friend of Thelonious Monk and Marian McPartland.