Jammin' the Blues

Jammin' the Blues (1944)


  • Genre: Documentary, Music
  • Release Date: 1944-05-05
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 29 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 10min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Gjon Mili
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Summary

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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  • Lester Young

    as Self - on Tenor Sax

  • George 'Red' Callender

    as Self - on Bass

  • Harry Edison

    as Self - on Trumpet

  • Marlowe Morris

    as Self - on Piano

  • Sidney Catlett

    as Self - on Drums

  • Barney Kessel

    as Self - on Guitar

  • Jo Jones

    as Self - on Drums

  • John Simmons

    as Self - on Bass

  • Illinois Jacquet

    as Self - on Tenor Sax

  • Marie Bryant

    as Self - Singer and Dancer

  • Archie Savage

    as Self - Dancer

  • Knox Manning

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Directing Gjon Mili Director
Camera Robert Burks Director of Photography
Production Gordon Hollingshead Producer
Editing Everett Dodd Editor
Art Roland E. Hill Sr. Art Direction
Sound Charles David Forrest Sound

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