Jazz on a Summer’s Day
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Director: Bert Stern Run Time: 82 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1960
Starring: Chico Hamilton, Dinah Washington, Gerry Mulligan, Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Thelonius Monk
Writers: Arnold Perl, Albert D’Annibale
Producer: Bert Stern
Join Vidiots and Jazz is Dead for the perfect summer concert film. Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and directed by world-renowned photographer Bert Stern, Jazz on a Summer’s Day features intimate performances by an all-star line-up of musical legends including Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O’Day, Dinah Washington, and closes with a beautiful rendition of The Lord’s Prayer by Mahalia Jackson at midnight to usher in Sunday morning. The film has been beautifully and extensively restored in 4K from the best surviving vault elements by IndieCollect.