Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)

Set at the Newport jazz festival in 1958, 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.

Crew: Aram Avakian, Bert Stern

Cast: Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Gerry Mulligan, Dinah Washington, Chico Hamilton

Format: DVD

Genre: Documentary, Music

Rating: G

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