Directed by Bert Stern and Aram Avakian • 1959 • United States
Starring Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Gerry Mulligan

Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and codirected by world-renowned photographer Bert Stern, JAZZ ON A SUMMER’S DAY features intimate performances by an all-star lineup of musical legends including Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O’Day, Chuck Berry, and Dinah Washington, closing with a beautiful rendition of “The Lord’s Prayer” by Mahalia Jackson at midnight to usher in Sunday morning.