Jazz on a Summer's Day
1960 • Documentary | Music
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Bert Stern
Director
Arnold Perl
Writer
Albert D'Annibale
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
March 28, 1960
Duration
82 Min
Language
en
Popularity
0.3297
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
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
Louis Armstrong
Mahalia Jackson
Gerry Mulligan
Dinah Washington
Chico Hamilton
Anita O'Day
Chuck Berry
Thelonious Monk
David Bailie
Eric Dolphy
Jim Hall
Jo Jones
