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Jazz on a Summer's Day

Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)

1h 22m | PG-13

⭐ 7.231 / 10

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.

Director: Bert Stern

Studio: Galaxy Productions

Genre: Documentary, Music

Video: 720p

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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