Price: £39.99
Format: Boxset - vinyl
Artist: Various Artists
CatNo: CHARLYB920
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Various Artists Jazz on a Summers Day Jazz Boxset
For contractual reasons this release is not available for sale in North America
 
Jazz On A Summer’s Day is one of the greatest concert movies ever made, a timeless record of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, with some of the most stunning images of live music ever brought to the cinema screen.
 
“Sixty years on, Jazz On A Summer’s Day remains forever memorable." - Fred Dellar, Mojo Magazine
 
• Complete film DVD bonus documentary extras
• Newly-remastered soundtrack on cd
• 2 x 10-inch LPs mastered half-speed on audiophile vinyl
• 40-page lavishly illustrated hardback book
• New liner notes by Fred Dellar
 
Bert Stern’s acclaimed film of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival has been restored for its 60th Anniversary by Richard J Whittaker of FX with DVD authoring by Ray Shulman at I-Sonic. The soundtrack has been digitally remastered for CD by Peter Reynolds at Reynolds Mastering and for the first time ever, mastered at half-speed by Barry Grint at Alchemy Studios on two 33 1/3 rpm audiophile Vinyl LPs.
 
This special edition comes housed in a lavish, blue-foil blocked fully-illustrated 40-page hardback book complete with new, definitive sleeve notes by Mojo’s Fred Dellar, including artist and track-by-track details.
 
Conceived by stills photographer Bert Stern (Vogue magazine, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn) and brilliantly filmed over three days in August 1958, Jazz On A Summer’s Day provided the template for future concert documentaries such as Monterey and Woodstock.
 
Interspersing footage of the crowd and fashions of late Fifties America, the America’s Cup yacht race with artists live on stage and largely devoid of dialogue, Stern’s fluid form perfectly echoes the jazz vibe tempering a fly-on-the-wall documentary style with surreal, dreamlike flourishes.
 
Although the festival featured a glittering array of jazz giants such as Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Anita O'Day, Dinah Washington, George Shearing, and Gerry Mulligan, the event encompassed far more. Chuck Berry duck-walked his way to rock glory, Big Maybelle provided her powerhouse R&B and the magnificent Mahalia Jackson delivered gospel in a manner that demonstrated what true soul was all about.
 
In 1999, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
 
DVD extras include an interview with Bert Stern, an introduction to Jazz On A Summer's Day, artist biographies and photo gallery.
DVD
1. The Train And The River (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, 4th July 1958) [04:39]
2. Blue Monk (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [03:30]
3. Loose Walk (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, 5th July 1958) [02:56]
4. Sweet Georgia Brown (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [04:26]
5. Tea For Two (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [03:46]
6. Rondo (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [02:17]
7. All Of Me (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [04:16]
8. As Catch Can (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, 5th July 1958) [03:58]
9. I Ain't Mad At You (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, 5th July 1958) [03:46]
10. Sweet Little Sixteen (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, 5th July 1958) [03:55]
11. Blue Sands (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [05:48]
12. Up A Lazy River (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [03:06]
13. Tiger Rag (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [02:01]
14. Rockin' Chair (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [03:32]
15. When The Saints Go Marchin` In (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [01:46]
16. Walk All Over God`s Heaven (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, July 1958) [02:02]
17. Didn't It Rain? (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, July 1958) [03:27]
18. The Lord's Prayer (VIDEO - Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, July 1958) [04:18]
 
CD
1. The Train And The River (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 4th July 1958) [04:39]
2. Blue Monk (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [03:30]
3. Loose Walk (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 5th July 1958) [02:56]
4. Sweet Georgia Brown (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [04:26]
5. Tea For Two (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [03:46]
6. All Of Me (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [04:16]
7. As Catch Can (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 5th July 1958) [03:58]
8. I Ain't Mad At You (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 5th July 1958) [03:46]
9. Sweet Little Sixteen (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 5th July 1958) [03:55]
10. Blue Sands (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [05:48]
11. Up A Lazy River (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [03:06]
12. Tiger Rag (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [02:01]
13. Rockin, Chair (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [03:32]
14. When The Saints Go Marchin` In (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [01:46]
15. Walk All Over God`s Heaven (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, July 1958) [02:02]
16. Didn't It Rain? (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, July 1958) [03:27]
17. The Lord`s Prayer (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, July 1958) [04:18]
 
LP1
Side A
1. The Train And The River (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 4th July 1958) [04:39]
2. Blue Monk (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [03:30]
3. Loose Walk (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 5th July 1958) [02:56]
4. Sweet Georgia Brown (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [04:26]
 
Side B
1. Tea For Two (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [03:46]
2. All Of Me (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [04:16]
3. As Catch Can (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 5th July 1958) [03:58]
4. I Ain't Mad At You (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 5th July 1958) [03:46]
 
LP2
Side C
1. Sweet Little Sixteen (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 5th July 1958) [03:55]
2. Blue Sands (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [05:48]
3. Up A Lazy River (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [03:06]
4. Tiger Rag (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [02:01]
 
Side D
1. Rockin' Chair (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [03:32]
2. When The Saints Go Marchin` In (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, 6th July 1958) [01:46]
3. Walk All Over God`s Heaven (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, July 1958) [02:02]
4. Didn't It Rain? (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, July 1958) [03:27]
5. The Lord's Prayer (live at the Newport Jazz Festival, July 1958) [04:18]