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Jazz on a Summer's Day

Documentary | Music

7.2

Release Date

March 28, 1960

Duration

82 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Louis Armstrong

Self

Louis Armstrong

Mahalia Jackson

Self

Mahalia Jackson

Gerry Mulligan

Self

Gerry Mulligan

Dinah Washington

Self

Dinah Washington

Chico Hamilton

Self

Chico Hamilton

Anita O'Day

Self

Anita O'Day

George Shearing

Self

George Shearing

Jimmy Giuffre

Self

Jimmy Giuffre

Chuck Berry

Self

Chuck Berry

Jack Teagarden

Self

Jack Teagarden

Thelonious Monk

Self

Thelonious Monk

Big Maybelle

Self

Big Maybelle

Sonny Stitt

Self

Sonny Stitt

Eli's Chosen Six

Self

Eli's Chosen Six

David Bailie

Self

David Bailie

Danny Barcelona

Self

Danny Barcelona

Bob Brookmeyer

Self

Bob Brookmeyer

Buck Clayton

Self

Buck Clayton

Bill Crow

Self

Bill Crow

Eric Dolphy

Self

Eric Dolphy

Art Farmer

Self

Art Farmer

Harold Gaylor

Self

Harold Gaylor

Nathan Gershman

Self

Nathan Gershman

Terri Gibbs

Self

Terri Gibbs

Urbie Green

Self

Urbie Green

Henry Grimes

Self

Henry Grimes

Jim Hall

Self

Jim Hall

Peanuts Hucko

Self

Peanuts Hucko

Jo Jones

Self

Jo Jones

Ray Mosca

Self

Ray Mosca

Armando Peraza

Self

Armando Peraza

Max Roach

Self

Max Roach

Rudy Rutherford

Self

Rudy Rutherford

Sal Salvador

Self

Sal Salvador

Willis Conover

Interviewer

Willis Conover

Patricia Bosworth

Woman in Audience (uncredited)

Patricia Bosworth

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