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Preservation funded by The Packard Humanities Institute

Jammin' the Blues (1944)

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Directed by Gjon Mili

A rare, filmed jam session between a number of famous musicians. 

Warner Bros. Pictures. Producer: Gordon Hollingshead. Cinematographer: Robert Burks. Technical Director: Norman Granz. With: Lester Young, George “Red” Callender, Harry Edison, Marlowe Morris, Sidney Catlett, Barney Kessel, Jo Jones, John Simmons, Illinois Jacquet, Marie Bryant, Archie Savage, Garland Finney.

35mm, b/w, 10 min.

Preserved in cooperation with Warner Bros. from the original 35mm picture and track negatives. Laboratory services by The Stanford Theatre Film Laboratory, YCM Laboratories, Audio Mechanics, DJ Audio, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Ned Price.

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