Celebrated fashion photographer bert stern captures the performances, people, and setting during one saturday of the 1958 newport. Newport jazz festival immortalized jazz on a summers. Set at the newport jazz festival in 1958, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. 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. Psychedelic pop is a psychedelic musical style inspired by the sounds of psychedelic folk and psychedelic rock, but applied to a pop music setting. Watch jazz on a summers day online vimeo on demand on. Takes a look at the music, musicians, and spectators at the newport jazz festival, 1958, plus a behind the scenes featurette starring director bert stern. In 1958, celebrated photographer bert stern was inspired by a friend to take some pictures of the newport jazz festival. Listening to music from phantom lady to the last seduction. All three films stirred the imaginations of new englands youth in early.
Jazz on a summer s day is widely regarded as being one of the greatest jazz movies ever made. 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 music cds louis armstrong, doris day dvds, 1960 s toy, louis armstrong jazz 78 rpm vinyl records, jazz guitar dvd, of issue us first day covers 1951 1960, box set vinyl records louis armstrong, summer beach 1960s vintage clothing for men, jazz dvds and bluray discs. But stern also directed the documentary jazz on a summer s day, which was. One summers day spirited away sheet music for piano. Jazz on a summer s day estados unidos 1959 cor 85 min. Its fifty years since brits first saw jazz on a summers day, the film that launched a thousand jazz festivals. In 1958, jazz s place in american culture was changing. It conveys the many sides of summer through swing, blues, samba, calypso, and folk, and draws inspiration from jazz artists including oscar peterson.
Ellingtonscored anatomy of a murder, the sun rascored independent rarity the cry of jazz, and concert documentary favorite jazz on a summers day. Film notes jazz on a summers day university at albany. 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. Jazz on a summers day is one of the greatest concert movies ever made, a timeless record of the 1958 newport jazz festival, with some of the most stunning images of live music ever brought to the cinema screen. If youre just getting into jazz, i can highly recommend jazz for a summer night. No wonder its been included in american congress preservation library. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The grandfather of documentary cinema, john grierson, loved jazz on a summer s day, and in the early 1960 s used to excerpt it regularly on his bbc program devoted to the documentary art in the 1960 s. Jazz on a summer s day 1960 is a concert film set at the 1958 newport jazz festival in rhode island, jazz on a summer s day 1960 is a concert film set at the 1958 newport jazz festival in. In europe england and germany, jazz on a summer s day was released as a special 2disc set, with disc one bearing the film and extras, and disc 2 offering the same contents as the charley soundtrack cd, plus 8 bonus tracks basically the short practice sets, announcements, and brief dixieland jazz songs performed by elis chosen 6, which. Find release information for jazz on a summer s day 1960 bert stern on allmovie allmovie.
This soundtrack cd was recently chosen as one of the alltime classic albums by mojo magazine in its compendium, the mojo collection. The film mixes images of water and the city with the performers and audience at the festival. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. That sense of transition is preserved in jazz on a summer s day, photographer bert sterns film of the 1958 newport jazz festival. It was filmed over the four days of the 1958 newport jazz festival.
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. This dvd is a real treasure for anyone who loves jazz, blues and gospel, but also for anyone who enjoys seeing what america was like in the late 50searly 60s. The most important detail, the linchpin this whole set revolves around is the brilliant 1959 movie jazz on a summer s day by bert stern. Few films about jazz treat their subject with less cant than this one. Although not released until 1960, this featurelength documentary captures all. Listen free to various artists more smooth jazz on a summer s day turn it out, streets ahead and more. Its a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place. Finally repurchased after ten years and a bad experience with a car stereo. Print and download in pdf or midi one summer s day. Watchin jazz on a summer s day is like living that day, that era, that feelings, that carefree spirit of the audience and intimate and still lighthearted unique approach of the musicians to their own music.
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. It was climbing out of the smokey nightclubs and into the sunny embrace of the bourgeoisie. Find release information for jazz on a summer s day 1960 bert stern on allmovie. In the 1960s the rayments, sharkeys, scurfields and woollards were all associated with cambridge labour party and the folk club to greater or lesser extents. Jazz on a summers day 1960 louis armstrong dvd new. Bert sterns acclaimed film of the 1958 newport jazz festival has been restored for. 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. Jack sharkey had the original idea which may have been linked to jazz on a summer s day 1960 and he went to talk to paul rayment about this idea. Jazz on a summers day 60th anniversary special edition. 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 1958 newport jazz festival home. Jazz on a summer s day 1959 this documentary concert film captures the sounds and performances of some of the major jazz artists at the 1958 newport jazz festival. Just as the sounds you hear are the familiar sounds of jazz at its most classic that are in no way outdated, so too are the familiar images of newport at its most classic. Various artists jazz for a summer night 2 cd amazon.
French music is full of love spirit, accordion sounds and red vine. The columbia records jazz producer, george avakian, was the musical director of the film. Great day in harlem 1995 us one sheet documentary based on the jazz worlds most famous photograph. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform.
A documentary that follows jazz legend clark terry over four years to document the mentorship between terry and 23yearold blind piano prodigy justin kauflin as the young man prepares to compete in an elite, international competition. It reached its peak during the late 1960s, declining rapidly in the early 1970s. One of newports real aristocrats, duke ellington, used to say that his music was beyond category. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to gospel. This 2disc mediabook set includes an hour long cd of music highlights from the movie. French jazz freestyle is a cool jazz guitar improvisation in a french jazz style. And thats probably for two reasons because of sterns eye for an image and because of the musicians on display. Jazz on a summers day movie 1959 featuring louis armstrong, mahalia jackson and more. 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. It has a good cross section and is mellow, soothing, relaxing, upbeat and fun on 2 discs. Blame it on jazz on a summers day, a summer place and gidget. Jazz on a summer s day is a unique collection of stylish jazz arrangements and original compositions for solo piano. The brief encounter between musicians of jazzs postbebop era and the directors of the french nouvelle vague in the late 1950s and early 60s. Yes, movie the soundtrack, both cd and vinyl, is secondary to the classic film that was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being.