Jazz on a Summer's Day

1960 7.2 (26 votes) 1h 22m

Genres

Documentary Music

Production Companies

Galaxy Productions
Raven Films

...love on a summer's night!

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.