Jazz on a Summer's Day

Jazz on a Summer's Day

1960
1h 22m
7.2

7.2/10

26 votes • View on IMDb

"...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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Galaxy Productions Raven Films
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date March 28, 1960
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0052942

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

Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk

Self

Big Maybelle
Big Maybelle

Self

Key Crew

Bert Stern
Director
Albert D'Annibale
Writer
Arnold Perl
Writer
Bert Stern
Producer