Jazz on a Summer's Day

Jazz on a Summer's Day
1960-03-28
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...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.



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Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

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Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

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Gerry Mulligan

Gerry Mulligan

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Dinah Washington

Dinah Washingto

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Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton

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Anita O'Day

Anita O'Day

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