Jammin' The Blues 1944 Historic Black Jazz Jam Session HD
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Uploaded by uiramoreno on Jul 20, 2008
HD Jammin' the Blues is a 1944 short film in which several prominent jazz musicians got together for a rare filmed jam session. It features Lester Young, Red Callender, Harry Edison, Marlowe Morris, Sid Catlett, Barney Kessel, Joe Jones, John Simmons, Illinois Jacquet, Marie Bryant, Archie Savage and Garland Finney. For some, this is their only known appearance in a theatrical film. 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. Lindy Hop legends Archie Savage and Marie Bryant do the Lindy Hop (Jitterbug) on this footage. Directed by Gjon Mili and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
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This is two part short, the first being a slow jazz tune, the second a much more upbeat jazz and r&B tune that is eerily similar to what would be heard later and was called Rock N' Roll. Particularly impressive for the roots of rock N' Roll, is the guitar solo in the second part. I'm sure that Les Paul had this tune running around his brain as he worked his guitar magic.
tbtodd51 3 days ago
A lot of credit for this film has to go to Norman Granz, who hired the musicians, fought with studio for having integrated band and getting the musicians the same salary as singer/dancers Bryant and Savage (50 dollars a day). He threatened to withdraw the musicians from the set if his demands were not met.Studio heads finally conceded but Norman was banned from Warner Bros.lot for life.
vova47 1 week ago
@SLKATZ71
You mean Poppa Jo Jones, Philly Joe Jones appeared in the 50s...both great drummers!
dawgdrum 3 weeks ago
philly joe rockin out!!! barney thats ma dude!!
SLKATZ71 4 weeks ago
i'm melting. someone please switch the AC on.
harryom123 1 month ago
5:58 to 6:03. That's what I call transitioning without missing a beat!
Man, everybody was on fire during the jam at the end, especially Barney Kessel!
musicislifecolrane 2 months ago
For both the cinematography as well as the music, one of the finest Jazz films.
hezigler 2 months ago
I saw this back in the late 1970's. It gets better with age.
LennyEighteenwheels 2 months ago
I want to play like Lester Young....
MrGitpicker 2 months ago
This is a jam session.....
saanzacs 4 months ago