Lester Young - Blues for Greasy (1950) short film
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:43 am
Lester Young - Blues for Greasy (1950)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z10gZTxdHhQ
Life Magazine photographer Gjon Mili joined with jazz producer and Verve-label owner Norman Granz to produce the short film "Jammin' the Blues" in 1944. The pair came together again in 1950 to shoot footage of leading jazz artists of the day, but when funding dried up, the film ceased production and sat on shelves for 50 years (except for a few snippets which found their way onto bootlegs).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z10gZTxdHhQ
Life Magazine photographer Gjon Mili joined with jazz producer and Verve-label owner Norman Granz to produce the short film "Jammin' the Blues" in 1944. The pair came together again in 1950 to shoot footage of leading jazz artists of the day, but when funding dried up, the film ceased production and sat on shelves for 50 years (except for a few snippets which found their way onto bootlegs).