Approved
1944    10mDocumentary, Music
8.07.0
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.
Directed by Gjon Mili

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 MiliDirector
  • Gordon HollingsheadProducer
  • Roland E. Hill Sr.Art Direction
  • Robert BurksDirector Of Photography
  • Everett DoddEditor
  • Charles David ForrestSound

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