Jam Session (1942 film) explained

Jam Session
Director:Josef Berne
Producer:Sam Coslow
Starring:Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Music:Duke Ellington
Studio:R.C.M. Productions
Distributor:Soundie Distributing Corporation
Runtime:3 minutes
Country:United States

Jam Session is a 1942 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.[1] [2] [3]

The short 16 mm film was a Soundie,[4] [5] distributed by the Soundie Distributing Corporation[6] 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:[7]

References

  1. Web site: Complete National Film Registry Listing . Library of Congress. 2020-05-01.
  2. Web site: Duke Ellington on the National Film Registry: Jam Session (1942) Now See Hear!. Cantor. Mark. 2015-12-01. blogs.loc.gov. 2020-02-04.
  3. Web site: Librarian of Congress Names 25 More Films to National Film Registry. Library of Congress. 2020-05-01.
  4. Book: MacGillivray, Scott, 1957-. The soundies book : a revised and expanded guide. 2007. iUniverse. Okuda, Ted, 1953-, Terenzio, Maurice, 1954-. 978-0-595-67969-0. New York. 82. 180852174.
  5. Book: Terenzio, Maurice, 1954-. The Soundies Distributing Corporation of America : a history and filmography of their "jukebox" musical films of the 1940s. 1991. McFarland & Co. MacGillivray, Scott, 1957-, Okuda, Ted, 1953-. 0-89950-578-3. Jefferson, N.C.. 66. 22543173.
  6. Book: Eagan, Daniel. America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry. 2010-01-01. A&C Black. 978-0-8264-2977-3. 347. en.
  7. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:

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