Jazz on a Summer's Day
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1960-03-28
Runtime: 82 mins
Director: Bert Stern
Writer: Albert D'Annibale, Arnold Perl
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, Music
Original title: Jazz on a Summer's Day
Production Companies: Galaxy Productions, Raven Films
Production Countries: United States of America
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