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Jazz On A Summer's Day (Blu-ray, 2021)

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The Newport Jazz Festival was created in 1954 by Rhode Island socialites Elaine and Louis Lorillard, and it couldn't have come at a better time in history. With a few exceptions, the big band jazz scene had waned in the early 1950s and, in its place, smaller groups and solo performers took centre stage, which suited the nature of a festival perfectly, and Newport achieved immediate success. By its fifth edition, the talent lineup reflected Newport's status as one of the pre-eminent music festivals in the US. Photographer Bert Stern and director-editor Aram Avakian's film of the 1958 iteration of the festival captures many of the key performances across its four-day affair.

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Filmed in 1958 at the Newport Jazz Festival. Features Chuck Berry - 'Sweet Little Sixteen', Dinah Washington - 'All Of Me', Louis Armstrong - 'Tiger Rag', Thelonius Monk - 'Blue Monk', Anita O'Day - Sweet Georgia Brown' and many more.

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ProducerBert Stern

EAN5021866274409

eBay Product ID (ePID)7050682122

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleJazz on a Summer's Day

FormatBlu-ray

Release Year2021

LanguageEnglish

GenreMusicals & Broadway, Jazz, Music-Popular

Run Time83 Mins

Additional Product Features

CertificateU

Number of Discs1

Music PerformerGeorge Shearing, Thelonious Monk, Big Maybelle, Jimmy Giuffre, Chico Hamilton, Dinah Washington, Anita O'Day, Mahalia Jackson, Jack Teagarden, Louis Armstrong, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Stitt, Chuck Berry

ReviewsUSA Today - ...Part musical time capsule and part chamber of commerce featurette for a lovely '50s town..., Entertainment Weekly - Ranked #7 in Entertainment Weekly's "BEST VIDEOS OF 2000"

Additional InformationThis video 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, JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY 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. Director Bert Stern's camera not only captures the humanity and brilliance of these jazz legends, it also creates an aura of warm nostalgia for that very special era in American history.

Movie/TV TitleJazz On A Summer's Day

Sound sourceDolby Digital