Jazz on a Summer's Day Newport Jazz Festival 1958 (DVD) 2021 Date: 2/9/2021
This precursor to Monterey Pop and Woodstock is the granddaddy of all concert films, a chronicle of the 1958 Newport, Rhode Island Jazz Fest where music greats like Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Anita O'Day, Chuck Berry, Mahalia Jackson, George Shearing, Gerry Mulligan, Chuck Berry, Art Farmer, and Dinah Washington gave electrifying performances.
Songs include "Blue Monk," "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Catch as Catch Can," "Tiger Rag," and more. 84 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary; bonus documentary "Bert Stern: Original Madman" (2011); more.
- Starring: Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Gerry Mulligan, Dinah Washington, Chico Hamilton, Anita O'Day, George Shearing, Jimmy Giuffre, Chuck Berry, Jack Teagarden
- UPC: 738329251437
- Director: Bert Stern
- Rated: NR
- Genre: Jazz, Music Video (Concert/Performance)
- Release Date: 2/9/2021
- Product ID: KINO25143DVD
- Original Language: ENG
- Original Year: 1959
- Run Time: 82 minutes
- Distributor/Studio: Kino Classics
- Weight: .15 lb
