Jazz on a Summer's Day

“...love on a summer's night!”
Movie ★ 7.3/10 1960 82 min Released HD · 4K
Documentary Music

Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to Gospel. It's a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place.

Rating
7.3/10
29 votes
Runtime
82 min
Theatrical cut
Released
1960
Released
Language
EN
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Director
Bert Stern
Writers
Albert D'Annibale, Arnold Perl
Studio
Galaxy Productions, Raven Films

Cast

Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Self
 Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
Self
 Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
Self
 Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
Self
 Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton
Self
 Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day
Self
 George Shearing
George Shearing
Self
 Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
Self
 Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Self
 Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden
Self
 Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk
Self
 Big Maybelle
Big Maybelle
Self
 Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
Self
 Eli's Chosen Six
Eli's Chosen Six
Self

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