Jazz on a Summer's Day

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.

Cast

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

as Self

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

as Self

Gerry Mulligan

Gerry Mulligan

as Self

Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington

as Self

Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton

as Self

Anita O'Day

Anita O'Day

as Self

George Shearing

George Shearing

as Self

Jimmy Giuffre

Jimmy Giuffre

as Self

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

as Self

Jack Teagarden

Jack Teagarden

as Self

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