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Jazz on a Summer's Day

  • 1959
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
2.2K
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Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O'Day, and Dinah Washington in Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959)
Official Re-Release
Play trailer1:17
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The highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.The highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.The highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.

  • Directors
    • Aram Avakian
    • Bert Stern
  • Writers
    • Albert D'Annibale
    • Arnold Perl
  • Stars
    • Louis Armstrong
    • Mahalia Jackson
    • Chuck Berry
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Aram Avakian
      • Bert Stern
    • Writers
      • Albert D'Annibale
      • Arnold Perl
    • Stars
      • Louis Armstrong
      • Mahalia Jackson
      • Chuck Berry
    • 27User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Jazz on a Summer's Day - official US re-release trailer
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    Jazz On A Summer's Day: Thelonius Monk
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    Louis Armstrong
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    Mahalia Jackson
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    Chuck Berry
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    Gerry Mulligan
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    Dinah Washington
    Dinah Washington
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    Chico Hamilton
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    Anita O'Day
    Anita O'Day
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    George Shearing
    George Shearing
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    Jimmy Giuffre
    Jimmy Giuffre
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    Jack Teagarden
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    Thelonious Monk
    Thelonious Monk
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    Big Maybelle
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    Sonny Stitt
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    Eli's Chosen Six
    • Themselves
    David Baily
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    Danny Barcelona
    Danny Barcelona
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    Bob Brookmeyer
    • Self
    Buck Clayton
    Buck Clayton
    • Self
    • Directors
      • Aram Avakian
      • Bert Stern
    • Writers
      • Albert D'Annibale
      • Arnold Perl
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      In Hilton Als' 2008 New Yorker review of the documentary Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (2007), Als reports that Anita O'Day was high on heroin during her performance at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, and she was unaware that her performance was filmed until later. O'Day spoke frankly about her struggles with heroin addiction in her 1981 autobiography.
    • Quotes
      • Louis Armstrong: I was at a little Italian trumpet player's house, and his mother was a Countess, well they was makin' that spaghetti and we was wailin', you know. In this big ol' dinin' room they had this table and up in the ceilin' they had Mark Anthony and Cleo and all the cats that they painted. Lookin' down on you as if to say, "Man, you shore can eat!"
      • [laughs]
      • Louis Armstrong: Well, we have a lot of fun travelin', man.
    • Connections
      Featured in American Masters: John Hammond: From Bessie Smith to Bruce Springsteen (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Train and the River
      Music by Jimmy Giuffre
      Performed by Jimmy Giuffre

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 11, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bert Stern's Jazz on a Summer's Day
    • Filming locations
      • Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    • Production companies
      • Galaxy Productions (I)
      • Raven Films
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $75,422
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 28m(88 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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