Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959)
Directed by Bert Stern · 82 min · Documentary, Music
26.8 TOPICAL score · #3,846 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to Gospel. It's a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place.
Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959, directed by Bert Stern) has a TOPICAL score of 26.8 - ranked 3,846 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (29 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 15 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (29 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 15 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read2,238 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Louis Armstrong (actor #1,514), Mahalia Jackson, Gerry Mulligan, Dinah Washington