Jazz on a Summer's Day (movie)

Jazz on a Summer's Day (movie)

  • User score: 7.2
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Bert Stern
  • Production companies: Galaxy Productions, Raven Films
  • Genre: Documentary, Music
  • Release date: 3/28/1960
  • Run time: 82 min.

Movie description

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.

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Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

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Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

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Gerry Mulligan

Gerry Mulligan

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Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington

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Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton

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