Jammin' the Blues
69 %|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
Roland E. Hill Sr.
Art Direction
Gordon Hollingshead
Producer
Robert Burks
Director of Photography
Charles David Forrest
Sound
Everett Dodd
Editor
Cast
Lester Young
Self - on Tenor Sax
George 'Red' Callender
Self - on Bass
Harry Edison
Self - on Trumpet
Marlowe Morris
Self - on Piano
Sidney Catlett
Self - on Drums
Barney Kessel
Self - on Guitar
Jo Jones
Self - on Drums
John Simmons
Self - on Bass
Illinois Jacquet
Self - on Tenor Sax
Marie Bryant
Self - Singer and Dancer
Archie Savage
Self - Dancer
Knox Manning
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)