Jazz on a Summer's Day Domestic LD LaserDisc "Jazz on a Summer's Day" is an American documentary film that recorded the 5th Newport Jazz Festival held in 1958. It was invited to be screened at the Venice International Film Festival in September 1959 and was released in theaters in February 1960. It was registered in the U.S. National Film Registry in 1999. Director: Bert Stern Arram A. Avakian Cast: Jimmy Giuffre Sonny Stitt Anita O'Day George Shearing Gerry Mulligan Art Farmer Jim Hall Thelonious Monk Dinah Washington Big Maybelle Chuck Berry Chico Hamilton Mahalia Jackson Louis Armstrong Music: George Avakian Cinematography: Bert Stern Courtney Hafela Ray Farren Release: Italy: September 6, 1959 (Venice International Film Festival) United States: February 11, 1960 Japan: August 19, 1960 Running time: 83 minutes