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.
Jazz on a Summer's Day has generally received very positive reviews.
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Jazz on a Summer's Day was released in 1960 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 23 reviews, giving Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960) an average rating of 79%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 86% and users giving an average score of 85%.
With a score of 79%, Jazz on a Summer's Day is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1960, which stands at 62%.
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