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Jammin' the Blues (1944)
Directed by Gjon Mili
Documentary, Music · 10m
In this short film, prominent jazz musicians of the 1940s gather for a rare filming of a jam session. This highly stylized chronicle features tenor sax legend Lester Young.
Cast
Lester Young
Self - on Tenor Sax
G
George 'Red' Callender
Self - on Bass
Harry Edison
Self - on Trumpet
M
Marlowe Morris
Self - on Piano
S
Sidney Catlett
Self - on Drums
B
Barney Kessel
Self - on Guitar
Jo Jones
Self - on Drums
J
John Simmons
Self - on Bass
Illinois Jacquet
Self - on Tenor Sax
M
Marie Bryant
Self - Singer and Dancer
Archie Savage
Self - Dancer
G
Garland Finney
Self (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Gjon Mili
- Director of Photography
- Robert Burks
- Editor
- Everett Dodd
- Producer
- Gordon Hollingshead
Details
- Release date
- 1944-05-05
- Runtime
- 10m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures