Jazz on a Summer's Day
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Director: Bert Stern Cast: Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Chuck Berry, Chico Hamilton, Gerry Mulligan USA, 1959, 85'
This film honoring the Newport Jazz Festival combines footage from the musical event with highlights of the 1958 America's Cup Race. Acclaimed as one of the best jazz films ever made, it captures some legendary performances by jazz greats such as Thelonius Monk and Louis Armstrong in a whimsically beautiful manner, transporting the viewer back to that clear day in 1958.
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