Jammin' the Blues
05/05/1944
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.
Documentary
Music
Movie Information
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
Jo Jones
as Self - on Drums
John Simmons
as Self - on Bass
Illinois Jacquet
as Self - on Tenor Sax
Marie Bryant
as Self - Singer and Dancer
Archie Savage
as Self - Dancer
Knox Manning
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
