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.

• Gjon MiliDirector

• Lester YoungSelf - on Tenor Sax
• George 'Red' CallenderSelf - on Bass
• Harry EdisonSelf - on Trumpet
• Marlowe MorrisSelf - on Piano
• Sidney CatlettSelf - on Drums
• Barney KesselSelf - on Guitar
• Jo JonesSelf - on Drums
• John SimmonsSelf - on Bass
• Illinois JacquetSelf - on Tenor Sax
• Marie BryantSelf - Singer and Dancer
• Archie SavageSelf - Dancer
• Garland FinneySelf (uncredited)