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Here's Duke Ellington and his orchestra performing "C Jam Blues" in a Soundie from 1941.
Jam Session
Library of Congress
278K subscribers
15,559 views Dec 11, 2017
For more information and to download this film, please visit https://www.loc.gov/item/mbrs00078987/
The musical short film features Duke Ellington and his orchestra performing "C Jam Blues." The film recording, made in late 1941, was released in 1942 as a Soundie, a musical film played on jukebox-like devices found in social clubs and bars. Recorded for RCA Victor Records in 1942, the song continued to be a staple of the Ellington repertoire. Ellington appeared as a character in short subjects and feature films as early as 1929, and is featured in 1959's "Anatomy of a Murder." He appeared as himself in countless films, documentaries and television shows, and his music is heard in hundreds more. Named to the National Film Registry in 2001.
Library of Congress
278K subscribers
15,559 views Dec 11, 2017
For more information and to download this film, please visit https://www.loc.gov/item/mbrs00078987/
The musical short film features Duke Ellington and his orchestra performing "C Jam Blues." The film recording, made in late 1941, was released in 1942 as a Soundie, a musical film played on jukebox-like devices found in social clubs and bars. Recorded for RCA Victor Records in 1942, the song continued to be a staple of the Ellington repertoire. Ellington appeared as a character in short subjects and feature films as early as 1929, and is featured in 1959's "Anatomy of a Murder." He appeared as himself in countless films, documentaries and television shows, and his music is heard in hundreds more. Named to the National Film Registry in 2001.
