Jammin' the Blues
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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.
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Cast
13 people
Lester Young
Self - on Tenor Sax
George 'Red' Callender
Self - on Bass
Also in
St. Louis Blues
Harry Edison
Self - on Trumpet
Also in
April Maze
Forty Winks
Marlowe Morris
Self - on Piano
Sidney Catlett
Self - on Drums
Barney Kessel
Self - on Guitar
Jo Jones
Self - on Drums
Also in
Love Crimes
The Sound of Jazz
John Simmons
Self - on Bass
Illinois Jacquet
Self - on Tenor Sax
Marie Bryant
Self - Singer and Dancer
Known for
They Live by Night
Archie Savage
Self - Dancer
Known for
Vera Cruz
South Pacific
Garland Finney
Self (uncredited)
Gjon Mili Director · Robert Burks Cinematographer Everett Dodd Editor
United States release May 5, 1944 · Produced in United States
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 5, 1944
Theatrical
United States
April 17, 1954 · Theatrical · Re-release
Switzerland
August 7, 2003 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
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