Jazz on a summers day 1960 film streaming complet vf en. Jazz on a summer s day is a concert film set at the 1958 newport jazz festival in rhode island, directed by. We learned of this movie when we heard about the upcoming nelson george film series, which opens tonight in new jersey. Jazz on a summer s day 1959 stream and watch online this documentary concert film captures the sounds and performances of some of the major jazz artists at the 1958 newport jazz festival. Sweet georgia brown by ben bernie, maceo pinkard, ken casey.
Sep 09, 2017 jazz on a summer s day 1960 is a concert film set at the 1958 newport jazz festival in rhode island. Fred katz practicing cello scene in jazz on a summers day 1958 duration. See more jazz on a summer s day 1960 louis armstron. Watchin jazz on a summers day is like living that day, that era, that feelings, that. The film mixes images of water and the city with the performers and audience at the festival. Jazz on a summer s day is a concert film set at the 1958 newport jazz festival in rhode island, directed by commercial and fashion photographer bert stern and aram avakian, who also edited the film. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent jazz on a summers day online on moviefone. Jazz on a summers day 1959 stream and watch online.
No film has ever presented a greater array of talent in a more complementary fashion. This is an intimate look at jazz at its coolest, hottest, most sublime, most turbulent, and by far the most authentic jazz one could ever ask for. Voir jazz on a summers day 1960 en streaming complet. Although not released until 1960, this featurelength documentary captures all the highlights of the 1958 newport jazz festival opening. Jazz on a summers day 1958 dvd movie check berry monk. Jazz on a summers day 1960 louis armstrong dvd new ebay. We are excited to watch it this weekend as it features some of the most important figures in jazz. While musicians such as louis armstrong, thelonious monk. In 1958, bert stern took a film crew to newport, rhode island for the newport jazz festival.
Spain 31 october 2005 inedit barcelona international music documentary film festival greece 27 october 2009 panorama of european cinema also known as aka original title jazz on a summer s day. Anita o day the life of a jazz singer excerpt jazz on a summer s day film by bert stern duration. Jazz on a summers day captures the 1958 celebration, when greats including thelonious monk, dinah washington, and louis armstrong took the stageand anita oday, elegant in a feathered hat and white gloves, sang sweet georgia brown, and knocked the socks off the crowd. Filmed at the newport jazz festival of 1958 by fashion photographer bert stern now best known as the guy who took the last photos of marilyn monroe this evocative documentary instantly became a landmark in the musics. Partly a jazz concert and partly a time capsule to a long ago era, jazz on a summers day records highlights of the fourday, 1958 festival held in newport, rhode island. Dzernera s rating of the film jazz on a summer s day dzernera a brilliant and very atmospheric movie which reflected through today s culture perspectives though gives a bit of sadness about the times that have passed for ever and for good. This documentary film of the 1958 newport jazz festival was sumptuously cofilmed and codirected by commercial and fashion photographer bert stern and director aram avakian. It was climbing out of the smokey nightclubs and into the sunny embrace of the bourgeoisie. Smooth jazz on a summers day various artists allmusic. Find out where to watch jazz on a summers day streaming online. Set at the newport jazz festival in 1958, this documentary features thelonious monk, sal salvador, anita oday, dinah washington, chuck berry, louis armstrong, and mahalia jackson. Jazz on a summer s day 1960 is a documentary film set at the 1958 newport jazz festival in rhode island, and filmed and directed by. Jazz on a summer s day has been called a snapshot of a day in eisenhower s america, though that designation suggests artlessness.
From the soundtrack of the movie documenting the historic 1958 newport jazz festival, you get an hour s worth of memorable performances by all the artists. Jazz on a summers day 1960 where to watch it streaming. Jazz on a summers day 1958 newport jazz festival home. Jazz on a summers day 1960 bert stern releases allmovie. Jazz on a summers day 1959 this documentary concert film captures the sounds and performances of some of the major jazz artists at the 1958 newport jazz festival. Filmed at the newport jazz festival of 1958 by fashion photographer bert stern now best known as the guy who took the last photos of marilyn monroe this evocative documentary instantly became a landmark in the musics history. This edition comes with a newly restored dvd of the film plus a.
Stills and video clips from bert sterns sublime 1960 documentary film about the famous 1958 newport jazz festival, jazz on a summer s day, mixed into. Hd a brighter summer day 1991 film complet en francais. With louis armstrong, mahalia jackson, chuck berry, chico hamilton. Although jazz on a summer s day only took four days to shoot, with neophyte director stern and his two fellow cinematographers filming simultaneously, editor aram avakian required another six. In 1958, jazz s place in american culture was changing.
Australia cable tv title bert sterns jazz on a summers day. Jul 21, 2015 plumpton racecourse becomes a pop experience during the jazz, blues and pop festival. Hailed by critics to be the best jazz film ever, famous photographers bert sterns jazz on a summer s day lives up to its reputation today. Description in 1958, fashion photographer bert stern famous for marilyn monroes last photo shoot the last sitting, six weeks before her death set out to make. Along with monterey pop, and woodstock, and the last waltz, bert stern and his codirector. It s a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place.
Although the principle emphasis of jazz on a summer s day is on the performance of such legendary artists as louis armstrong, anita o day, mahalia jackson, and thelonious monk, stern s camera also fills us with illuminating images of america at it s best. Jazz on a summers day is a concert film set at the 1958 newport jazz festival in rhode island, directed by commercial and fashion photographer bert stern. An incredible collection of classic live performances, jazz on a summer s day captures louis armstrong, thelonious monk, chuck berry, mahalia jackson, and many others performing at the 1958. Shot in newport, ri during the 1958 newport jazz festival and the americas cup trials of the same year.
There are no weak tracks, but thelonious monk s blue monk, the extended louis armstrong set, anita o day scatting up a storm, and chuck berry s seemingly out of place sweet little. The title is a lie, incidentally, since the film was shot over a weekend, but whats the odd day or so when youre talking about the best jazz film ever made, which is how jazz on a summers day is frequently described. Find release information for jazz on a summer s day 1960 bert stern on allmovie. Voir en jazz on a summers day 1960 vf gratuit film complet. This mixed bag includes such legends as sarah vaughan, herbie hancock, and marvin gaye alongside modern smooth jazz artists kirk whalum, peter white, and mark isham. Smooth jazz on a summer s day collects 29 laidback tracks taken from the sony label with decent, if not outstanding, performances. But stern also directed the documentary jazz on a summer s day, which was. Buy or rent on itunes set at the newport jazz festival in 1958, this documentary features thelonious monk, sal salvador, anita oday, d.
Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 3 days to finish once started. Set at the newport jazz festival in 1958, this documentary features thelonious monk, sal. Jun 24, 2010 its fifty years since brits first saw jazz on a summers day, the film that launched a thousand jazz festivals. The film gets off to a slow start, with interviews of arriving audience, shots of newport, and cutaways to the americas cup yacht race, taking place concurrently.
The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to gospel. The america s cup trials happened to be going on off newport on that summer saturday. Although the principle emphasis of jazz on a summer s day is on the performance of such legendary artists as louis armstrong, anita o day. Arts documentary published by new yorker films in 1960 english narration cover information. Film notes jazz on a summers day university at albany. Jazz on a summers day 60th anniversary edition out now. And thats probably for two reasons because of sterns eye for an image and because of the musicians on display.
In keith richards autobiography life, he cites this film as his inspiration to play music. Jazz on a summers day 1960 louis armstrong dvd new. The columbia records jazz producer, george avakian, was the musical director of the film. A younger force, rock and roll, was starting to push it aside. That sense of transition is preserved in jazz on a summer s day, photographer bert sterns film of the 1958 newport jazz festival. An incredible collection of classic live performances, jazz on a summers day captures louis. The result, jazz on a summers day, is a luminously breezy film that brings the rich color palette of vogue or harpers bazaar of those years into the world of the documentary cinema. Not the washedout version that is readily available. Jul 18, 2009 jazz on a summer s day is a remarkable documentary set at the 1958 newport jazz festival in rhode island, and filmed and directed by noted commercial and fashion photographer bert stern. Jazz on a summer s day 1960 is a documentary film set at the 1958 newport jazz festival in rhode island, directed by commercial and fashion photographer bert stern.
Our film features breakthru, the strawbs and the bonzo dog band. In 1999, jazz on a summer s day was added by the library of congress to its national film registry, designating it as a film landmark, and the film s significance as both a historical record and quality filmmaking is evident throughout. From the soundtrack of the movie documenting the historic 1958 newport jazz festival, you get an hours worth of memorable performances by all the artists. That sense of transition is preserved in jazz on a summer s day, photographer bert stern s film of the 1958 newport jazz festival. Charly records has released a special 60thanniversary edition of ben sterns acclaimed 1960 film, jazz on a summers day. Australia cable tv title bert sterns jazz on a summer s day. Celebrated fashion photographer bert stern captures the performances, people, and setting during one saturday of the 1958 newport. Jazz on a summers day is a concert film set at the 1958 newport jazz festival in rhode island, directed by commercial and fashion photographer bert stern and aram avakian, who also edited the film. Its a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place. It conveys the many sides of summer through swing, blues, samba, calypso, and folk, and draws inspiration from jazz artists including oscar peterson, bill evans, grover washington jr, and sonny rollins. Newport jazz festival immortalized jazz on a summers day. Its fifty years since brits first saw jazz on a summers day, the film that launched a thousand jazz festivals.
February 1, 20 we learned of this movie when we heard about the upcoming nelson george film series, which opens tonight in new jersey. Jazz on a summer s day is a unique collection of stylish jazz arrangements and original compositions for solo piano. An incredible collection of classic live performances, jazz on a summers day captures louis armstrong, thelonious monk, chuck berry, mahalia jackson, and many others performing at the 1958 newport jazz festival. Best known as a still photographerhis work on the poster for kubricks lolita is as famous as anything in the film itselfsterns only attempt at filmmaking is this concert film constructed from the. Jazz on a summers day 1959 not rated 1h 25min documentary, music 2 may 1960 sweden set at the newport jazz festival in 1958, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. Originally released in 1960, jazz on a summers day is now known. Set at the newport jazz festival in 1958, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. Rightfully enshrined in the national film registry last year, bert sterns 1959 film jazz on a summer s day offers precisely what its title promises and nothing more. Jazz on a summers day 1960 the movie database tmdb. Jazz on a summers day movie 1959 featuring louis armstrong, mahalia jackson and more. This edition comes with a newly restored dvd of the film plus a soundtrack digitally remastered for cd, 2xlps and a 40page hardback book complete with new sleeve notes, artist and trackbytrack details. Following a turn of events, stern decided to produce a full fledged motion picture with codirector aram avakian.
Watch jazz on a summers day online vimeo on demand on. Jazz on a summer s day goes beyond anything that i have ever seen before. Few films about jazz treat their subject with less cant than this one. Released 1959, jazz on a summers day stars gerry mulligan, louis armstrong, dinah washington, thelonious monk the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100. Jazz on a summers day captures the 1958 celebration, when greats including thelonious monk, dinah washington, and louis armstrong took the stageand anita o day, elegant in a feathered hat and white gloves, sang sweet georgia brown, and knocked the socks off the crowd. Find release information for jazz on a summers day 1960 bert stern on allmovie. Film a brighter summer day film complet en francais 1991 revenu. Influential film from the 1958 newport jazz festival features performances by chuck berry, mahalia jackson, louis armstrong and thelonius monk. Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film.
Unlike earlier jazz movies that had been filmed in smoky black and white, this is shot in vibrant color. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Bert stern, who died last week, may be best known for his photographs of marilyn monroe taken weeks before her death. When it premiered at the venice film festival rumors of an american new wave swirled. Takes a look at the music, musicians, and spectators at the newport jazz festival, 1958.
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