Jazz on a Summer's Day
1959 · Movie · Not Rated · 82 min · ★ 7.3 · 92% critics
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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Details
- Years
- 1959
- Release date
- 1960-03-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Critic score
- 92/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (27 votes)
Themes
- concert film
Cast & crew
Louis Armstrong
as Self
Mahalia Jackson
as Self
Gerry Mulligan
as Self
Dinah Washington
as Self
Chico Hamilton
as Self
Anita O'Day
as Self
- GS
George Shearing
as Self
- JG
Jimmy Giuffre
as Self
Chuck Berry
as Self
- JT
Jack Teagarden
as Self
Directed by Bert Stern