Jammin' the Blues

Jammin' the Blues
Directed byGjon Mili
Produced byGordon Hollingshead
Narrated byKnox Manning
CinematographyRobert Burks
Edited byEverett Dodd
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • November 9, 1944 (1944-11-09)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Jammin' the Blues is a 1944 American short film made by Gjon Mili and Norman Granz in which a number of prominent jazz musicians re-create the jam-session atmosphere of nightclubs and after-hours spots. It features Lester Young, Red Callender, Harry Edison, Marlowe Morris, Sid Catlett, Barney Kessel, Jo Jones, John Simmons, Illinois Jacquet, Marie Bryant and Archie Savage.