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Jazz on a Summer’s Day

Jazz on a Summer’s Day

7.3/10·Mar 28, 1960·1h 22m·Documentary, Music

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.

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Jazz on a Summer’s Day

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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
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Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
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Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
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Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton
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Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day
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GS
George Shearing
Self
JG
Jimmy Giuffre
Self

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