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."

Cast

Lester Young

as Self - on Tenor Sax

George 'Red' Callender

as Self - on Bass

Harry Edison

as Self - on Trumpet

Marlowe Morris

as Self - on Piano

Sidney Catlett

as Self - on Drums

Barney Kessel

as Self - on Guitar

Jo Jones

as Self - on Drums

John Simmons

as Self - on Bass

Illinois Jacquet

as Self - on Tenor Sax

Marie Bryant

as Self - Singer and Dancer

Archie Savage

as Self - Dancer

Knox Manning

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Gjon Mili

Director

Roland E. Hill Sr.

Art Direction

Gordon Hollingshead

Producer

Robert Burks

Director of Photography

Charles David Forrest

Sound

Everett Dodd

Editor