Jam Session (1942 film)
1942 short film
Jam Session Directed by Josef Berne Produced by Sam Coslow Starring Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Music by Duke Ellington Production
R.C.M. Productions
Distributed by Soundie Distributing Corporation Release date
1942 (1942 ) (United States) Running time
3 minutes Country United States
Jam Session 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 .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
The short 16 mm film was a Soundie ,[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] 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:[ 7]
References
^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing" . Library of Congress . Retrieved 2020-05-01 .^ Cantor, Mark (2015-12-01). "Duke Ellington on the National Film Registry: Jam Session (1942) | Now See Hear!" . blogs.loc.gov . Retrieved 2020-02-04 . ^ "Librarian of Congress Names 25 More Films to National Film Registry" . Library of Congress . Retrieved 2020-05-01 .^ MacGillivray, Scott, 1957- (2007). The soundies book : a revised and expanded guide . Okuda, Ted, 1953-, Terenzio, Maurice, 1954-. New York: iUniverse. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-595-67969-0 OCLC 180852174 . {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link ) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ Terenzio, Maurice, 1954- (1991). The Soundies Distributing Corporation of America : a history and filmography of their "jukebox" musical films of the 1940s . MacGillivray, Scott, 1957-, Okuda, Ted, 1953-. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 66. ISBN 0-89950-578-3 OCLC 22543173 . {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link ) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ Eagan, Daniel (2010-01-01). America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry ISBN 978-0-8264-2977-3 ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Jam Session , retrieved 2020-02-04
External links
Studio albums
Harlem Jazz, 1930 Ellingtonia, Vol. One Ellingtonia, Vol. Two Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year The Blanton–Webster Band Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band Smoke Rings Liberian Suite Great Times! Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown The Duke Plays Ellington Ellington '55 Dance to the Duke! Ellington Showcase Historically Speaking Duke Ellington Presents... The Complete Porgy and Bess A Drum Is a Woman Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956 Such Sweet Thunder Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962 Ellington Indigos Black, Brown and Beige Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque The Cosmic Scene Happy Reunion Jazz Party Anatomy of a Murder Festival Session Blues in Orbit The Nutcracker Suite Piano in the Background Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. Unknown Session Piano in the Foreground Paris Blues Featuring Paul Gonsalves Midnight in Paris Studio Sessions, New York 1962 Afro-Bossa The Symphonic Ellington Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session Studio Sessions New York 1963 My People Ellington '65 Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins Ellington '66 Concert in the Virgin Islands The Popular Duke Ellington Far East Suite The Jaywalker Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York ...And His Mother Called Him Bill Second Sacred Concert Studio Sessions New York, 1968 Latin American Suite The Pianist New Orleans Suite Orchestral Works The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970 The Intimacy of the Blues The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971 The Intimate Ellington The Ellington Suites This One's for Blanton! Up in Duke's Workshop Duke's Big 4 Mood Ellington Live albums Collaborations Compositions by Billy Strayhorn by Juan Tizol
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