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Jammin' the Blues
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.
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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
Archie SavageSelf - Dancer- Garland FinneySelf (uncredited)
Knox ManningNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
Details
- Director
- Gjon Mili
- Release date
- May 5, 1944
- Runtime
- 10m
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Warner Bros. Pictures
