Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)

"...love on a summer's night!"

Documentary Music

Overview

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.

Duration

82 min

Rating

⭐ 7.3 / 10

Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 28, 1960

Languages

English

Production

Galaxy Productions, Raven Films