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Jammin' the Blues

Jammin' the Blues

7,0 /10 (31 Votes)
1944 EN 10 min

Overview

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.

Release date

05/05/1944

Votes

31

Popularity

0.3

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

10 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-02-08

⭐ 7

Luckily, the narration merely introduces the concept of the "midnight symphony" before it leaves us in peace to enjoy ten minutes of smoky, sophisticated and moody saxophone (Lester Young), trumpet, double bass and piano infused jazz - with a gentle accompaniment from the pace-setting drums and with each getting their moment to shine in a seamless montage of instrumental music before a sexy rendition of "The Sunny Side of the Street" from Marie Bryant kicks in to put some filling in the sandwich. Then, for a closing, we see a slightly more stylised and deliberate production of an improvised nu…

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