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Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959)

85 min  -  Documentary | Music  -   11 November 1960 (Finland)
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Set at the Newport jazz festival in 1958, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience... See full summary »

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Cast

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Jimmy Giuffre Jimmy Giuffre ...
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Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk ...
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Henry Grimes Henry Grimes ...
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Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt ...
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Sal Salvador Sal Salvador ...
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Anita O'Day Anita O'Day ...
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George Shearing ...
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Dinah Washington Dinah Washington ...
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Gerry Mulligan Gerry Mulligan ...
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Big Maybelle Big Maybelle ...
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Chuck Berry Chuck Berry ...
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Chico Hamilton Chico Hamilton ...
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Louis Armstrong ...
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Jack Teagarden Jack Teagarden ...
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Mahalia Jackson ...
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Storyline

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. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Jazz | Concert Film

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Their Songs and Music Set the Musical Mood

Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Finland) See more »

Also Known As:

Bert Stern's Jazz on a Summer's Day See more »

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA See more »

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Features one of the rare film appearances of two of the greatest jazz artists of all times: New Orleans-born trumpeter Louis Armstrong and Texas-born trombonist Jack Teagarden. When Armstrong formed his six-piece All Stars in 1946 Jack, who was white, was asked to join. The obvious affection these two great performers felt for each other's singing, clowning and playing is particularly evident in their classic performance of "Old Rocking Chair." After Armstrong was invited to return his home town after many years away, he insisted Teagarden join him on the stage. The city refused to let a white man and a Negro play together. Armstrong eventually returned to his native New Orleans, and performed at the very first New Orleans Jazz Festival. Coincidentally, along with Mahalia Jackson- his costar in this film. See more »

Connections

Featured in Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (2007) See more »