CinemaOSMovie · 1960 · 1h 22m

Jazz on a Summer's Day

...love on a summer's night!

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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.

Directed byBert Stern

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 22m
Language
EN
Released
March 28, 1960
Studios
Galaxy ProductionsRaven Films

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Official UK Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Self

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

Self

Gerry Mulligan

Gerry Mulligan

Self

Dinah Washington

Self

Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton

Self

Anita O'Day

Self

George Shearing

Self

Jimmy Giuffre

Self

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

Self

Jack Teagarden

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Bert Stern
Written by
Albert D'Annibale
Arnold Perl
Produced by
Bert Stern

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