Jammin' the Blues

Jammin the Blues is a short American concert film from 1944, directed by Gjon Mili and released by Warner Bros..

In the film plays the blues musicians Lester Young, Red Callender, Harry Edison, Marlowe Morris, Sid Catlett, Barney Kessel, Jo Jones, John Simmons, Illinois Jacquet, Marie Bryant, Archie Savage and Garland Finney. Kessel, who is the only white man in the company, was in the film not well exposed and cranberry juice smeared on his hands so that no one saw his skin color.

The film was nominated for an Oscar. In 1995 was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.