Jammin' the Bluesis a 10-minute film of a jam session from 1944. The cinematography is well ahead of its time. The three tunes are "Midnight Symphony," "On the Sunny Side of the Street," sung by Marie Bryant, and "Jammin' the Blues." The personnel: Harry "Sweets" Edison, trumpet; Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet, tenor saxophones; Marlowe Morris, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Red Callender, John Simmons, bass; and Sid Catlett, Jo Jones, drums. Ms. Bryant dances with Archie Savage.
Lester Young plays the tenor sax solo on "Midnight Symphony;" Illinois Jacquet on "Jammin' the Blues." Notice the unconventional way Lester Young holds his horn, sideways, almost like a flute.
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