Jammin' the Blues

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

Lester Young

(Self - on Tenor Sax)

George 'Red' Callender

(Self - on Bass)

Harry Edison

(Self - on Trumpet)

Marlowe Morris

(Self - on Piano)

Sidney Catlett

(Self - on Drums)

Barney Kessel

(Self - on Guitar)

Jo Jones

(Self - on Drums)

John Simmons

(Self - on Bass)

Illinois Jacquet

(Self - on Tenor Sax)

Marie Bryant

(Self - Singer and Dancer)

Archie Savage

(Self - Dancer)

Knox Manning

(Narrator (voice) (uncredited))