Jammin' the Blues

Name: Jammin' the Blues
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1944
Rating: 7.0

1944· 0h 10m

DocumentaryMusic

Directed by Gjon Mili

7.0/ 10

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Overview

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.

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

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