C Jam Blues
| C Jam Blues | |
|---|---|
| by Duke Ellington | |
| "C Jam Blues" performed by Ellington in the 1942 short film Jam Session | |
| Key | C major | 
| Genre | Jazz | 
| Form | Twelve-bar blues | 
| Composed | 1941 | 
"C Jam Blues" is a jazz standard composed in 1942 by Duke Ellington. One of his most famous pieces, it has been performed by countless other musicians, such as Dave Grusin, Django Reinhardt, Oscar Peterson, and Charles Mingus.