Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)

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.

Released

1960-03-28

Genres

Documentary, Music

Runtime

82 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Bert Stern

TMDB rating

7.3/10 from 29 votes