Jazz on a Summer’s Day
synopsis
Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival 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, Chuck Berry, Dinah Washington, and closes with a beautiful rendition or 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.
“Filmed with a rare artistry, a rare attention to making images of music that are themselves musical.”
– Richard Brody, The New Yorker
Cast
Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Chuck Berry
Directed by
Directed by Bert Stern
Written by
Albert D'Annibale, Arnold Perl

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