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

Jazz on a Summer's Day

...love on a summer's night!

7.2(26 votes)
1960
1h 22m
Documentary
Music

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.

Production

Galaxy Productions, Raven Films

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

Anita O'Day

Anita O'Day

Self

George Shearing

George Shearing

Self

Jimmy Giuffre

Jimmy Giuffre

Self

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

Self

Jack Teagarden

Jack Teagarden

Self

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