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Jazz on a Summer's Day poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 77.3 / 100
1959·Documentary / Music·1h 28m

JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY

“...love on a summer's night!”

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.

Above the Line
Bert Stern, Aram Avakian·DirectorAlbert D'Annibale·WriterArnold Perl·WriterGeorge Wein·Music ProducerAram Avakian·Editor
Cast
Louis Armstrong·SelfMahalia Jackson·SelfGerry Mulligan·SelfDinah Washington·SelfChico Hamilton·SelfAnita O'Day·SelfGeorge Shearing·SelfJimmy Giuffre·SelfChuck Berry·SelfJack Teagarden·Self
Full Crew
(13 credits)
Directing· 3
Bert Stern·DirectorArnold Perl·ContinuityAram Avakian·Co-Director
Writing· 2
Albert D'Annibale·WriterArnold Perl·Writer
Editing· 1
Aram Avakian·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
George Wein·Music ProducerElliot Gruskin·Sound
Production· 2
Bert Stern·ProducerHarvey Kahn·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 3
Courtney Hesfela·CinematographyRaymond Phelan·CinematographyBert Stern·Cinematography
By the Numbers
77.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.9
OF 10
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Jazz on a Summer's Day's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#F5F5DC
#A52A2A
#ADD8E6
Mood
Joyful, Energetic
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Painted

“The movie poster features a painted illustration of several people singing, with a large central figure with their mouth open wide. Behind the figures are scene”

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Key Elements
MicrophonePianoSailboats
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
7/10
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