Jazz on a Summer's Day
National Film Registry
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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.
Genres
Documentary, Music
Cast & Crew
DirectorBert Stern
StarringLouis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Gerry Mulligan, Dinah Washington, Chico Hamilton
Jazz on a Summer's Day
National Film Registry
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.
Genres
Documentary, Music
Cast & Crew
DirectorBert Stern
StarringLouis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Gerry Mulligan, Dinah Washington, Chico Hamilton
Rent/Purchase