Jam Session (1942 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 |
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Running time | 3 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
The short 16 mm film was a Soundie, distributed by the Soundie Distributing Corporation for playback in the Panoram film jukebox. Jam Session is included on the DVD Duke Ellington: Early Tracks from the Master of Swing (2006).