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Jammin' the Blues

(1944)

May 5, 1944 0h 10m
70%
TMDB Score

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.

Gjon Mili

Director

Top Billed Cast

LY

Lester Young

Self - on Tenor Sax

G'C

George 'Red' Callender

Self - on Bass

HE

Harry Edison

Self - on Trumpet

MM

Marlowe Morris

Self - on Piano

SC

Sidney Catlett

Self - on Drums

BK

Barney Kessel

Self - on Guitar

JJ

Jo Jones

Self - on Drums

JS

John Simmons

Self - on Bass

IJ

Illinois Jacquet

Self - on Tenor Sax

MB

Marie Bryant

Self - Singer and Dancer