Jazz on a Summer's Day 1960

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: As generous a dish of top jazz music as any cat could take in one gulp. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Shot in gorgeous color, it's probably the best feature-length jazz concert movie ever made. Read more

Keith Phipps, AV Club: Jazz bounds from strength to strength, stylishly immortalizing transcendently beautiful music on a glorious day, suggesting in the process that film might have no higher purpose. Read more

Dave Kehr, New York Daily News: The sense of well-being is immense. Read more

Time Out: This documentary record of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival is often hailed as one of the first and most influential live concert films. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: It's Americana, and a document of its time as well via observation of audiences and the life surrounding the Newport event, not least the neatly-integrated footage concerning the America Cup Yacht Races. Read more