Jazz on a Summer's Day

Name: Jazz on a Summer's Day
Director: Bert Stern
Released: 1960-2-28
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Gerry Mulligan, Dinah Washington, Chico Hamilton

Movie

Title	Jazz on a Summer's Day
User score	7.2
Release date	Mar 28, 1960
Genre	Documentary, Music
Director	Bert Stern
Production country	United States of America
Production companies	Galaxy Productions, Raven Films
Run time	82 min.

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.