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Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)

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.

  • Documentary
  • Music

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongSelf
  • Photo of Mahalia JacksonMahalia JacksonSelf
  • Photo of Gerry MulliganGerry MulliganSelf
  • Photo of Dinah WashingtonDinah WashingtonSelf
  • Photo of Chico HamiltonChico HamiltonSelf
  • Photo of Anita O'DayAnita O'DaySelf
  • Photo of George ShearingGeorge ShearingSelf
  • Photo of Jimmy GiuffreJimmy GiuffreSelf
  • Photo of Chuck BerryChuck BerrySelf
  • Photo of Jack TeagardenJack TeagardenSelf

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