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Jazz on a Summer's Day

Jazz on a Summer's Day

Release: 1960-03-28 ·Runtime: 82m ·★ 7.2
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 Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Galaxy Productions
Raven Films

Cast

Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong as Self Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson as Self Gerry Mulligan Gerry Mulligan as Self Dinah Washington Dinah Washington as Self Chico Hamilton Chico Hamilton as Self Anita O'Day Anita O'Day as Self Chuck Berry Chuck Berry as Self Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk as Self David Bailie David Bailie as Self Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy as Self Jim Hall Jim Hall as Self Jo Jones Jo Jones as Self

Crew

Aram Avakian Aram Avakian Co-Director Harvey Kahn Harvey Kahn Associate Producer Aram Avakian Aram Avakian Editor