• Film ID:
  • 1571
  • Availability:
  • DVD Available from Shop
  • Film cert:
  • Running time:
  • DVD=95 min.
  • Nationality(ies):
  • America.
  • Primary Language(s):
  • English.
JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY (1958)
Cast
Louis Armstrong. Mahalia Jackson. Jimmy Giuffre Trio. Dinah Washington. Chuck Berry. Thelonius Monk. Sonny Stitt. Big Maybelle.
Director(s)
Bert Stern.
Categories
Documentary. Recommended. 1950s. Music. Sea/Rivers/Boats/etc.
Review
From the 1958 Newport Jazz festival this is truly a gathering of the masters. Free-wheeling be-bop, toe tapping trad' and even a smattering of rock 'n' roll, courtesy of Chuck Berry. If you don't like jazz this could well be the tape that changes your mind. Solid Jackson!
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