Jam Session (film)
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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
.
Jam Session is included on the DVD Duke Ellington: Early Tracks from the Master of Swing (2006).
Josef Berne
Josef Berne was an American film director. He directed 32 films between 1933 and 1950.He died in Palm Springs, California.-Selected filmography:* Heavenly Music won Academy Award for Best Short Subject...
, which shows Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...
and his orchestra performing C Jam Blues.
In 2001, the United States Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
deemed the 3-minute, black-and-white
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry
National Film Registry
The National Film Registry is the United States National Film Preservation Board's selection of films for preservation in the Library of Congress. The Board, established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, was reauthorized by acts of Congress in 1992, 1996, 2005, and again in October 2008...
.
Jam Session is included on the DVD Duke Ellington: Early Tracks from the Master of Swing (2006).