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194410 minGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(33 ratings)• TMDB

Jammin' the Blues

194410 minGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(33 ratings)• TMDB

Jazz legends unite in a vibrant jam session captured on film.

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Jazz legends unite in a vibrant jam session captured on film.

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Gjon Milidirector

Lester Young

Lester Youngcast

George 'Red' Callendercast

Harry Edison

Harry Edisoncast

Marlowe Morriscast

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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.

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