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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.
Keywords
jazz
jazz singer or musician
jam session
short film
Casts
Lester Young
Self - on Tenor Sax
George 'Red' Callender
Self - on Bass
Harry Edison
Self - on Trumpet
Marlowe Morris
Self - on Piano
Sidney Catlett
Self - on Drums
Barney Kessel
Self - on Guitar
Jo Jones
Self - on Drums
John Simmons
Self - on Bass
Illinois Jacquet
Self - on Tenor Sax
Marie Bryant
Self - Singer and Dancer
Archie Savage
Self - Dancer
Knox Manning
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Crews
Gjon Mili
Director
Gordon Hollingshead
Producer
Robert Burks
Director of Photography
Everett Dodd
Editor
Roland E. Hill Sr.
Art Direction
Charles David Forrest
Sound
Backdrops & Posters
