Jammin' the Blues (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.
Director: Gjon Mili
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Lester Young as Self - on Tenor Sax |
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George 'Red' Callender as Self - on Bass |
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Harry Edison as Self - on Trumpet |
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Marlowe Morris as Self - on Piano |
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Sidney Catlett as Self - on Drums |
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Barney Kessel as Self - on Guitar |
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Jo Jones as Self - on Drums |
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John Simmons as Self - on Bass |
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Illinois Jacquet as Self - on Tenor Sax |
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Marie Bryant as Self - Singer and Dancer |
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Archie Savage as Self - Dancer |
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Garland Finney as Self (uncredited) |
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Knox Manning as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Gjon Mili | Director |
| Camera | Robert Burks | Director of Photography |
| Production | Gordon Hollingshead | Producer |
| Editing | Everett Dodd | Editor |
| Art | Roland E. Hill Sr. | Art Direction |
| Sound | Charles David Forrest | Sound |
