Directed by Bert Stern
USA | 1959/2020 | 85 mins |
Film Source: Kino Lorber
*** Note: there will also be a physical (outdoors) screening of the film on Wednesday, Sept 2, on the lawn of Lake Champlain Chocolates on Pine Street in Burlington. A great way to spend a summer’s evening. See details HERE
Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival and directed by world-renowned photographer Bert Stern, Jazz on a Summer’s Day features intimate performances by an all-star line-up of musical legends including Louis Armstrong, Thelonius Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O’Day, Chuck Berry, Dinah Washington, and closes with a beautiful rendition or The Lord’s Prayer by Mahalia Jackson at midnight to usher in Sunday morning.
The 1959 classic is considered one of the most extraordinary and possibly the first concert film ever made. Its sparkling new 4K restoration by IndieCollect, recently premiered at the 57th New York Film Festival. The film was named to the National Film Registry in 1999, and its restoration was funded by the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress in time to celebrate the film’s 60th Anniversary.
Worth reading the press kit which include original posters and reviews HERE
