Soundtrack [Soundtrack, Import]

Jazz on a Summers Day (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 7, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack, Import
• Label: Snapper UK
• ASIN: B00020QYXA
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,962 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Train and the River - The Jimmy Giuffre Trio

2. Blue Monk - Thelonious Monk

3. Loose Walk - Sonny Stitt

4. Sweet Georgia Brown - Anita O'day

5. Tea For Two - Anita O'day

6. All Of Me - Dinah Washington

7. Catch as Catch Can - Gerry Mulligan

8. I Ain't Mad at You - Big Maybelle

9. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry

10. Blue Sands - The Chico Hamilton Quintet

11. Up a Lazy River - Louis Armstrong

12. Tiger Rag - Louis Armstrong

13. Rockin' Chair - Louis Armstrong

14. When the Saints Go Marching In - Louis Armstrong

15. Medley: Walk All Over God's Heaven/Didn't it Rain - Mahalia Jackson

16. The Lord's Prayer - Mahalia Jackson

Editorial Reviews

Arguable the Greatest Jazz Feature Film Ever Made. Filmed Over the Four Days of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. This CD Reissue features 16 Inspired and Diverse Performances.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing), April 18, 2008

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This review is from: Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Recorded at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, the movie soundtrack was released in 1960 and is a stunning compilation of the artists who were titans then and whose influence reverberates today.

Louis Armstrong deservedly has four of the 16 numbers, with two cuts each from Mahalia Jackson and Anita O'Day. But it is Chuck Berry's rocking rendition of Sweet Little Sixteen that steals the show.

The cool jazz sounds of Gerry Mulligan, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Stitt are captivating, while Dinah Washington proves why she was "Queen of the Blues" on All of Me.

Not just for summertime, the soundtrack is fantastic whenever smooth grooves are needed to warm up the day.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coolsville, Dad, Coolsville, February 12, 2010

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Anthony C. Murphy (Ellijay, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This CD is a delight. I wasn't sure I would enjoy it as much as the DVD / Movie of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival but the odd pairings and not-always-strictly-jazz songs do hold up fine stripped of the film images. If you loved the movie, buy this CD. If you just love music in general and this group of artists seems intriguing, buy this CD. If you just ran across the title, Jazz on a Summer's Day, and know nothing about how it all came together, do a little research before you hit the One Click Buying button. Do you like Monk, Scat singing, or maybe Gospel mixed in with your trad jazz? If so you'll get a true kick out of watching Chuck Berry trade licks with a clarinet player. Go cats go.

5.0 out of 5 stars A somehow timeless snapshot of time. Did I mention the music?, October 21, 2010

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Alex "A-Rob" (Overland Park, KS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Anyone that's seen the film knows what I mean in my headline. It's a magical little capturing and could be loved for that aspect alone. But uh... there's kinda more, shall we say. And by that, I mean that there's... oh, ya know... performances from Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, those kinds of folks...

A great collection of music from a great film.