Jammin' the Blues (1944)
Directed by Gjon Mili · 10 min · Documentary, Music
8.6 TOPICAL score · #5,755 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Jammin' the Blues (1944, directed by Gjon Mili) has a TOPICAL score of 8.6 - ranked 5,755 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (33 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (33 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 5 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read610 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Lester Young, Red Callender, Harry Edison, Marlowe Morris