JAMMIN' THE BLUES (1944) !!!

RARE OLDIES VIDEO WITH THE FAMOUS SHORT FILM " JAMMIN' THE BLUES " !!! Jammin' the Blues is a 1944 short film in which several prominent jazz musicians got together for a rare filmed jam session. It featured Lester Young, Red Callender, Harry Edison, Marlowe Morris, Sid Catlett, Barney Kessel, Jo Jones, John Simmons, Illinois Jacquet, Marie Bryant, Archie Savage and Garland Finney. Barney Kessel is the only white performer in the film. He was seated in the shadows to shade his skin, and for closeups, his hands were stained with berry juice. The movie was directed by Gjon Mili. Producer Gordon Hollingshead was nominated for an Academy Award for this footage in the category of Best Short Subject, One-reel. In 1995, Jammin' the Blues was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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[RAMLIA1]

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[JUSTASITTINANDAROCK]

Merci miss RAMLIA pour ton commentaire ! A priori tu vis en France , je suis de "paname" et toi ???

[beatlestones73]

Gotta love the Prez

[mariano bula]

Groovy!

[mycompasstv]

Beautifully shot and masterfully directed by Gjon Mili.

Wonderful upload. Merci!

[vmcelvis]

Wonderful stuff--glad I stumbledon you--Thanks

[hipcatwho]

Lester is too cool for this film. Yes he is sleepy eye'd he has a pork pie hat,a sharp suit conn tenor sax, and is bored out of his mind , what i'm i doing here i'am the prez! You could at least try prez. after all this is the internet it's forever,Good By Pork Pie Hat.

[brandotheshark]

It's on the special features to the Passage to Marseiille DVD, which comes in the Signature Bogie Collection Vol 2

[will segen]

Thanks so much. That's such a great shot of prez behind the dancers. And Marie Bryant, Wow, maybe it's just too easy to be pleased, but this is totally phat!!!

[JIMMY BOND]

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