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Stern's circular approach and wonderful eye achieve a breezy languor at the expense of more comprehensive coverage of the festival's bumper crop of strong jazz, blues, and gospel musicians. Perhaps inevitably, the camera lingers on Louis Armstrong, Anita O'Day, Mahalia Jackson, Dinah Washington, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, and George Shearing. Avid fans of later styles may be frustrated by the fleeting glimpses of other musicians such as Eric Dolphy and Art Farmer, or the honor roll of classic jazz stylists whose Newport sets weren't included in the film, but such omissions seem forgivable, if not necessary, to Stern's serendipitous design. --Sam Sutherland
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Aram Avakian, Bert Stern |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 1959 |
| MANUFACTURER: | New Yorker Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Dolby, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Documentary, Drama, Movie, Music Video, Music Video - Jazz, Performance |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 717119165048 |
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Customer Reviews of Jazz on a Summer's Day/A Summer's Day With Bert Stern
A fabulous bit of jazz history We got this after seeing the Anita O'Day clips on YouTube. We think she certainly was one of the stars of this event, but the entire documentary is delightful and inspiring, both for the music recorded and the recorded moments of the jazz audience in 1958. Worth owning!
must have for traditional jazz fans
this is by far the best quality and footage I have seen of the
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>older jazz concerts. Color and sound are excellent, and it's
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>the best footage I have seen of Pop's and Mahalia. By contrast
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>the 62 festival is terrible in quality- poor sound and film.
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>It is annoying to cut away from the some of the performances,
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>but again it is still the best quality I have seen. If someone
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>has anything better out there, tell us about it.
Time capsule of the 50's
I am recommending this tape to any serious music fanatic. Being an old curmudgeon probably helps with the fascination of this film as I can relate to the 50's era. What a change from Newport to Woodstock, only 10 years later. Growing up in the Hippie years and looking back to 1958, I feel we have lost a way of life along the way. If you are looking for a peek into the 50's, buy this. The filming is great for it's time (35mm). Oh, how I long for those days to return after watching this flim.