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Jammin' the Blues
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7.0In 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.
Released: 1944-05-0510 minDir: Gjon MiliDocumentary, Music
Cast
- 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
Themes
- jazz
- jazz singer or musician
- jam session
- short film
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Gjon Mili
- Cast member
- Archie Savage
- Producer
- Gordon Hollingshead
- Cinematographer
- Robert Burks
- Duration
- 10.0
- FilmAffinity ID
- 676112
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- publication date
- 1944-01-01
- title
- Jammin' the Blues
- narrator
- Knox Manning
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
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