Jazz on a Summer's Day
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7.2 | 1960 | 1h 22m

Jazz on a Summer's Day

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...love on a summer's night!

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
Arnold Perl Writer
Albert D'Annibale Writer

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Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

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Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

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Gerry Mulligan

Gerry Mulligan

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Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington

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Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton

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Anita O'Day

Anita O'Day

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George Shearing

George Shearing

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Jimmy Giuffre

Jimmy Giuffre

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Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

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Jack Teagarden

Jack Teagarden

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