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Film, Video Jam session

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Title

  • Jam session

Summary

  • At the beginning of this 3-minute "Soundie", Duke Ellington and his bassist are playing Ellington's C-jam-blues at a nightclub called "Harlem Cats Eatery". One-by-one, several members of Duke Ellington's orchestra arrive, each playing a short solo as he joins the band.

Names

  • Berne, Josef, film director
  • Coslow, Sam, 1902-1982, film producer
  • Gluskin, Lud, musical director
  • Chapman, Ben, 1908-1991, production personnel
  • Webber, Herman E., production manager
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, performer
  • Raglin, Junior, 1917-1955, performer
  • Nance, Ray, 1913-1976, performer
  • Stewart, Rex, 1907-1967, performer
  • Webster, Ben, 1909-1973, performer
  • Nanton, Tricky Sam, 1904-1946, performer
  • Bigard, Barney, performer
  • Greer, Sonny, performer
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
  • Duke Ellington Orchestra, performer
  • R.C.M. Productions, production company
  • Soundies Distributing Corporation of America, film distributor

Created / Published

  • United States : Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, 1942.

Headings

  • -  Jazz--New York (N.Y.)
  • -  Jazz musicians--New York (N.Y.)
  • -  Harlem (New York, N.Y.)

Genre

  • Soundies (Motion pictures)
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  MP12211 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 16Feb42; MP12211.
  • -  Music performed by: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.
  • -  Performers: Duke Ellington (piano), Junior Raglin (bass), Ray Nance (violin), Rex Stewart (trumpet), Ben Webster (saxophone), Joe Nanton (trombone), Barney Bigard (clarinet), Sonny Greer (drums).
  • -  Musical director, Lud Gluskin ; casting director, Ben Chapman ; production manager, Herman Webber.
  • -  Filmed in Los Angeles, Calfornia in probably in February, 1942.
  • -  Credit for bass player Junior Raglin from Mark Cantor's Jam session essay.
  • -  This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
  • -  Sources used: Eagan, D. America's film legacy, 2010, p. 347-348; Library of Congress WWW site, National Film Registry page, viewed July 28, 2023 (Jam Session, by Mark Cantor); Internet movie database, July 28, 2023.

Medium

  • 1 video file (approximately 3 min.) : sd., b&w.

Source Collection

  • De Mohrenschildt (Walter) Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2023602010

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Berne, Josef, Film Director, Sam Coslow, Lud Gluskin, Duke Ellington, and Film Distributor Soundies Distributing Corporation Of America. Jam Session. performeds by Ellington, Duke, Raglin, Junior, Nance, Ray, Stewart, Rex, Webster, Ben, Nanton, Tricky Sam, Bigard, Barney, Greer, Sonny, and Duke Ellington Orchestra, produceds by Chapman, Ben, Uction Personnel, Webber, Herman E.Uction Manager, and R.C.M. Productionsuction Company United States: Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, 1942. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2023602010/.

APA citation style:

Berne, J., Coslow, S., Gluskin, L., Ellington, D. & Soundies Distributing Corporation Of America, F. D. (1942) Jam Session. Ellington, D., Raglin, J., Nance, R., Stewart, R., Webster, B., Nanton, T. S. [...] Duke Ellington Orchestra, performers, Chapman, B., Webber, H. E. U. M. & R.C.M. Productionsuction Company, prods United States: Soundies Distributing Corp. of America. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2023602010/.

MLA citation style:

Berne, Josef, Film Director, et al. Jam Session. performer by Ellington, Duke, et al., prod by Chapman, Ben, Uction Personnel, Webber, Herman E.Uction Manager, and R.C.M. Productionsuction Company United States: Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, 1942. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2023602010/>.