I stole the title and the subject from Mark Meyer's indispensable Jazz Wax blog. If you're a fan of jazz, there is no better place to hang out. Today Mark pays tribute to Lester Young ('The Prez') by embedding this fabulous short film from 1944 featuring Lester, called Jammin' The Blues. It is hot, steamy, and scabrous. Midway through the second number you understand fully why much of white America found this music threatening.
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