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| Jazz on a Summer's Day |
A classic amongst jazz lovers, this vibrant documentary about the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival has a freewheeling vérité style that perfectly captures the rich textures of the event and the time.
Featuring live performances from numerous jazz greats including Louis Armstrong, Dina Washington and Thelonious Monk.
Screens with D.A. Pennebaker's Duke Ellington-scored paean to New York and jazz,
Daybreak Express (15 mins, USA, 1953)