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Jammin' the Blues

69% | May 05, 1944
Documentary Music

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.

Top Billed Cast

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Lester Young
Self - on Tenor Sax
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George 'Red' Callender
Self - on Bass
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Harry Edison
Self - on Trumpet
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Marlowe Morris
Self - on Piano
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Sidney Catlett
Self - on Drums

Featured Crew

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Gjon Mili
Director
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Roland E. Hill Sr.
Art Direction
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Gordon Hollingshead
Producer
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Robert Burks
Director of Photography
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Charles David Forrest
Sound
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Everett Dodd
Editor

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