Italy / Aug 23, 1959 / Venice Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Giuffre | Self |
| Chuck Berry | Self |
| Jack Teagarden | Self |
| Thelonious Monk | Self |
| Big Maybelle | Self |
| Sonny Stitt | Self |
| Eli's Chosen Six | Self |
| David Bailie | Self |
| Danny Barcelona | Self |
| Bob Brookmeyer | Self |
| Buck Clayton | Self |
| Bill Crow | Self |
| Eric Dolphy | Self |
| Art Farmer | Self |
| Harold Gaylor | Self |
| Nathan Gershman | Self |
| Terri Gibbs | Self |
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| Urbie Green | Self |
| Henry Grimes | Self |
| Jim Hall | Self |
| Peanuts Hucko | Self |
| Jo Jones | Self |
| Ray Mosca | Self |
| Armando Peraza | Self |
| Max Roach | Self |
| Rudy Rutherford | Self |
| Sal Salvador | Self |
| Willis Conover | Interviewer |
| Patricia Bosworth | Woman in Audience (uncredited) |
Genres
DocumentaryMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Jazz on a Summer's Day |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Galaxy Productions, Raven Films |
| Release date | 28 marzo 1960 |
| Production | Bert Stern, Harvey Kahn |
| Writer | Arnold Perl, Albert D'Annibale |
| Editing | Aram Avakian |
| Cinematography | Courtney Hesfela, Bert Stern, Raymond Phelan |
| Assistant directors | Bert Stern, Arnold Perl, Aram Avakian |
| Music | Elliot Gruskin, George Wein |
| Sound | Elliot Gruskin, George Wein |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 26, 2020 / CIFF
Limited release
United States / Mar 28, 1960 / New York City, New York
Russia / Dec 11, 1989
Theatrical release
Netherlands / Mar 28, 1960 / AL
South Korea / Sep 08, 2022 / 12
Digital
Canada / Sep 24, 2020 / CIFF
Ireland / Aug 30, 2021 / G
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