Jazz on a Summer's Day

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.

Genre:

Documentary, Music

Duration:

82 min

Cast:

Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Gerry Mulligan

Quality:

HD

Director:

Bert Stern

Release:

1960

Country:

United States

Rating:

7.3