Jammin' the Blues

Directed by Gjon Mili
Approved
5 maja 1944    10 minDokumentalny, Muzyczny,
8.06.9
Created under the guidance of jazz impresario and Verve Records founder Norman Granz, this short captures the spontaneity of a jam session and is one of few film records of black jazzers of the day including tenor sax legend Lester Young.

Where to Watch Jammin' the Blues

  • Lester YoungSelf - on Tenor Sax
  • George 'Red' CallenderSelf - on Bass
  • Harry EdisonSelf - on Trumpet
  • Marlowe MorrisSelf - on Piano
  • Sidney CatlettSelf - on Drums
  • Barney KesselSelf - on Guitar
  • Jo JonesSelf - on Drums
  • John SimmonsSelf - on Bass
  • Illinois JacquetSelf - on Tenor Sax
  • Marie BryantSelf - Singer and Dancer
  • Archie SavageSelf - Dancer
  • Garland FinneySelf (uncredited)
  • Knox ManningNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
  • Gjon MiliReżyseria
  • Gordon HollingsheadProducer
  • Roland E. Hill Sr.Art Direction
  • Robert BurksDirector Of Photography
  • Everett DoddEditor
  • Charles David ForrestSound

Jammin' the Blues Trivia

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