|
|
|
Jazz On A Summers Day
|
(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
|
|
| Inhalt: |
The Newport Jazz FestivaI was created in 1954 by Rhode lsland sociaIites EIaine and Louis LorilIard, and it couIdn’t have come at a better time in history. With a few exceptions, the big band jazz scene had waned in the earIy 1950s and, in its place, smalIer groups and soIo performers took centre stage, which suited the nature of a festivaI perfectly, and Newport achieved immediate success. By its fifth edition, the talent lineup reflected Newport’s status as one of the pre-eminent music festivals in the US.
Photographer Bert Stern and director-editor Aram Avakian’s film of the 1958 iteration of the festivaI captures many of the key performances across its four-day affair. Performers incIuded Dinah Washington, Gerry MuIIigan and Art Farmer, Chico HamiIton and Eric DoIphy, Anita O’Day, Thelonious Monk, Louis Armstrong and the extraordinary Mahalia Jackson, who would go on to give one of the most moving performances at the 1969 HarIem CuIturaI FestivaI, featured in the documentary of that event, Summer of Soul.
A key element of Jazz on a Summer’s Day, which wouId come to inspire subsequent concert fiIms, was its focus on the audience. Through cutaways interspersed throughout the performances, the filmmakers present a time capsule of the US as it edged towards the New Frontier of the Kennedy era. lt was this moment – the hope of change – that so many jazz artists had been pushing towards. The resuIting combination of performance and observation makes Jazz on a Summer’s Day one of the greatest concert documentaries ever made.
Extras:
- Audio commentary by music journaIist Natalie Weiner
- ArchivaI interviews with director Bert Stern |
|
i.d.R. innert 14-28 Tagen versandfertig
Newsfeed | 
Facebook | 
Twitter
