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Jazz on a Summer's Day
“...love on a summer's night!”
7.3 / 10• 1960• 1h 22m•NR• English
DocumentaryMusic
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Louis Armstrong
Self
Lead
Mahalia Jackson
Self
Gerry Mulligan
Self
Dinah Washington
Self
Chico Hamilton
Self
Anita O'Day
Self
GS
George Shearing
Self
JG
Jimmy Giuffre
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bert Stern's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jazz on a Summer's Day is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
