Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)

  • NR
  • 03/28/1960 (US)
  • Documentary, Music
  • 1h 22m

...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

Cast

Louis Armstrong's headshot

Louis Armstrong

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Mahalia Jackson's headshot

Mahalia Jackson

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Gerry Mulligan's headshot

Gerry Mulligan

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Dinah Washington's headshot

Dinah Washington

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Chico Hamilton's headshot

Chico Hamilton

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Anita O'Day's headshot

Anita O'Day

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George Shearing's headshot

George Shearing

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Jimmy Giuffre's headshot

Jimmy Giuffre

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