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Jammin' the Blues (1944)

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 10M

Director : Gjon Mili

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Lester Young
Lester Young
Self - on Tenor Sax
George 'Red' Callender
George 'Red' Callender
Self - on Bass
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
Self - on Trumpet
Marlowe Morris
Marlowe Morris
Self - on Piano
Sidney Catlett
Sidney Catlett
Self - on Drums
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
Self - on Guitar
Jo Jones
Jo Jones
Self - on Drums
John Simmons
John Simmons
Self - on Bass
Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet
Self - on Tenor Sax
Marie Bryant
Marie Bryant
Self - Singer and Dancer
Archie Savage
Archie Savage
Self - Dancer
Knox Manning
Knox Manning
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Crews

Gjon Mili
Gjon Mili
Director
Gordon Hollingshead
Gordon Hollingshead
Producer
Robert Burks
Robert Burks
Director of Photography
Everett Dodd
Everett Dodd
Editor
Roland E. Hill Sr.
Roland E. Hill Sr.
Art Direction
Charles David Forrest
Charles David Forrest
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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