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Jazz on a Summer's Day

IMDb 7.9/10 · 1960 · 1h 22m · Bert Stern · Documentary · Music
English

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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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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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
GS
George Shearing
Self
JG
Jimmy Giuffre
Self
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Self
JT
Jack Teagarden
Self

Crew

BS
Bert Stern
Directing

Details

Title Jazz on a Summer's Day
Year 1960
Runtime 1h 22m
Spoken Language English
Genre Documentary · Music
Director Bert Stern
IMDb 7.9 / 10 (1,988 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics) 97%
IMDb ID tt0052942

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