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Jammin' the Blues

Jammin' the Blues

May 05, 1944 10m
6.883
30 votes

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.

Title Jammin' the Blues
Companies Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries United States of America
Keywords jazz, jazz singer or musician, jam session, short film
Lester Young

Lester Young

Self - on Tenor Sax
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)