Jam Session (1942 film)
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Jam Session is a 1942 American short film, directed by Josef Berne, which shows Duke Ellington and his orchestra performing "C Jam Blues".
In 2001, the United States Library of Congress deemed the 3-minute, black-and-white film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The short 16 mm film was a Soundie,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> distributed by the Soundie Distributing Corporation<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> for playback in the Panoram film jukebox. Jam Session is included on the DVD Duke Ellington: Early Tracks from the Master of Swing (2006).
The orchestra
In order of appearance:<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:CitationTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
- Duke Ellington
- Ray Nance
- Rex Stewart
- Ben Webster
- Joe Nanton
- Barney Bigard
- Sonny Greer
References
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External links
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- Jam Session essay by Mark Cantor on the National Film Registry
- Jam Session essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 Template:ISBN, pages 347-348
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