Jammin' the Blues

Name: Jammin' the Blues
Released: 1944

194410m

Documentary
Music

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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.

Director: Gjon Mili
Cinematography: Robert Burks

Cast

Lester YoungSelf - on Tenor Sax
George 'Red' CallenderSelf - on Bass
Harry EdisonSelf - on Trumpet
Marlowe MorrisSelf - on Piano
Sidney CatlettSelf - on Drums
Barney KesselSelf - on Guitar
Jo JonesSelf - on Drums
John SimmonsSelf - on Bass
Illinois JacquetSelf - on Tenor Sax
Marie BryantSelf - Singer and Dancer

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