Jazz on a Summer’s Day

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Jazz on a Summer’s Day is a landmark 1959 concert documentary film that captures performances and atmosphere at the Newport Jazz Festival, celebrated for its vivid color cinematography and influential portrayal of jazz culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
concert documentary film
feature-length documentary
cinematographyBy Bert Stern
coDirector Aram Avakian
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts 1950s American leisure culture
Newport Harbor
yachting culture
depictsEditionOfEvent 1958 Newport Jazz Festival
depictsEvent Newport Jazz Festival
director Bert Stern
editingBy Aram Avakian
featuresPerformer Anita O’Day
linked to: Anita O'Day

Big Maybelle
Chico Hamilton
Chuck Berry
Dinah Washington
Eli’s Chosen Six
George Shearing
Gerry Mulligan
Jack Teagarden
Jimmy Giuffre
Louis Armstrong
Mahalia Jackson
Sonny Stitt
Thelonious Monk
filmingLocation Newport, Rhode Island
genre concert film
documentary film
jazz film
hasCultFollowing true
influenced later music concert films
language English
musicGenreFeatured gospel
jazz
rhythm and blues
notableFor influential portrayal of jazz culture
vivid color cinematography
producer Bert Stern
recognizedAs classic concert film
landmark jazz documentary
releaseYear 1959
settingLocation Newport, Rhode Island
timePeriodDepicted late 1950s
title Jazz on a Summer’s Day

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Newport Jazz Festival inspiredWork Jazz on a Summer’s Day
Newport Jazz Festival subjectOf Jazz on a Summer’s Day (1959 concert film)
linked to: Jazz on a Summer’s Day
Charlotte Zwerin notableWork Jazz on a Summer’s Day
Charlotte Zwerin workedOn Jazz on a Summer’s Day
Jazz on a Summer’s Day title Jazz on a Summer’s Day