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Jammin' the Blues

71 %|May 5, 1944|Documentary, Music

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.

Featured Crew

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

Cast

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