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1942 short film
Jam Session Directed by
Josef Berne Produced by
Sam Coslow Starring Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Music by
Duke Ellington Production company
R.C.M. Productions
Distributed by Soundie Distributing Corporation Release date
1942 (1942 ) (United States)
Running time
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
^
"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 . {{
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^ 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 }}
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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 . A&C Black. p. 347.
ISBN
978-0-8264-2977-3 .
^ Archived at
Ghostarchive and the
Wayback Machine :
Jam Session , retrieved 2020-02-04
External links
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Ellingtonia, Vol. One
Ellingtonia, Vol. Two
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The Blanton–Webster Band
Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
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Liberian Suite
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The Duke Plays Ellington
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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
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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
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Midnight in Paris
Studio Sessions, New York 1962
Afro-Bossa
The Symphonic Ellington
Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
Studio Sessions New York 1963
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Ellington '65
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The Popular Duke Ellington
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The Jaywalker
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The Intimacy of the Blues
The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
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The Intimate Ellington
The Ellington Suites
This One's for Blanton!
Up in Duke's Workshop
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