Watch Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960) Official Trailer
...love on a summer's night!
7.4 / 10 IMDb March 28, 1960 1h 22m
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
Runtime
1h 22m
Release Date
March 28, 1960
Genre
Documentary, Music
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Louis Armstrong
as Self
Mahalia Jackson
as Self
Gerry Mulligan
as Self
Dinah Washington
as Self
Chico Hamilton
as Self
Anita O'Day
as Self
No photo
George Shearing
as Self
No photo
Jimmy Giuffre
as Self
Chuck Berry
as Self
No photo
Jack Teagarden
as Self
Thelonious Monk
as Self
No photo
Big Maybelle
as Self
No photo
Sonny Stitt
as Self
No photo
Eli's Chosen Six
as Self
David Bailie
as Self
No photo
Danny Barcelona
as Self
No photo
Bob Brookmeyer
as Self
No photo
Buck Clayton
as Self
No photo
Bill Crow
as Self
Eric Dolphy
as Self
Production Companies
Galaxy Productions
Raven Films
Jazz on a Summer's Day Official Trailer 1960
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