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Jazz on a Summer's Day
Jazz on a Summer's Day

Jazz on a Summer's Day

1960

7.2

Categories:

  • Documentary
  • Music

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.

Bert Stern

Director, Producer, Cinematography

Arnold Perl

Continuity, Writer

Albert D'Annibale

Writer

Cast:

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  • 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