The short 1944 film Jammin’ the Blues is so extraordinarily divine that I’m almost inclined to renounce my affinity for contemporary improvised music. Almost. It doesn’t get much better than the life-affirming session starring the one-time Kansas City based musicians Jo Jones and Lester Young.
Now's the Time: Jammin' the Blues
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJammin' the Blues is a 1944 American short film in which several prominent jazz musicians got together for a rare filmed...