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

Information

Release DateMarch 28, 1960
Runtime1h 22m
StatusReleased
ProductionGalaxy Productions, Raven Films
LanguagesEnglish
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Jazz on a Summer's Day

"...love on a summer's night!"

Synopsis

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

Director

Bert Stern

Featured 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

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