Keith describes in LIFE the Chuck Berry scene in JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY, and Mick has mentioned its importance to him and Keith, so I was able to find the scene here:





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Keith describes in LIFE the Chuck Berry scene in JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY, and Mick has mentioned its importance to him and Keith, so I was able to find the scene

Nice detective work, Title5Take1! I look forward to reading this part (and all of) LIFE. Monstrously cool clip - astonishing!

I looked up the flick because I'd not heard of it, so for anyone else for whom this is new:

summary: "Bert Stern captures the Newport Jazz festival of 1958 in vivid color and with clarity. While jazz is the primary focus of the film, Stern does meander to the America's Cup race that was being contested off Newport at the time, along with some diversionary local flavor, which gives us a sense of what it was like to actually be there. Continuing along this vein, during the festival itself, Stern spends much of his camera time observing the audience caught unaware reacting to jazz on a summer day; after all, live music does not exist in a vacuum. It's this footage along with the incredible jazz music that makes this documentary really special. As a viewer we get to react to the music, and react to the audience reacting to the music. That girl with the seductively cute smile in the yellow dress, and that gruff man hiding behind the shades with the nervous twitch are people that we can connect to from our own personal experiences at open air summer concerts. The feeling of community one gets as the music breaks down the barriers and the sun begins to set. Stern allows his moving compositions to develop and flesh out the character of his subjects, giving us a nostalgic feeling for a time gone by that may have occurred long before we were even born. It does not matter because we are there! But this particular slice of time has special significance, because jazz would soon be replaced in popularity by Rock & Roll. We watch it happen before our eyes as a young Chuck Berry takes the stage. Backed by some excellent jazz musicians, all looking "amused" but not taking very seriously the music that would knock them off the charts for good within a couple of years. As Berry's classic Rock & Roll riffs project across the audience, young people spontaneously jump to their feet and start moving to the rhythm while their parents watch, perplexed."

Lineup

* Louis Armstrong and his All-Stars: Trummy Young, Danny Barcelona
* Thelonious Monk Trio: Thelonious Monk, Henry Grimes, Roy Haynes
* Anita O'Day
* Dinah Washington
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet: Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer
* Big Maybelle
* Chuck Berry
* Jack Teagarden
* Mahalia Jackson

Keith writes about the scene on p. 112 of LIFE.



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That is an awesome clip, one thing for sure Chuck didn't have a guitar tech to tune him up. Good lookin cat back in the day!

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now that is one hip clip - thanks Title5Take1!

Awesome footage
Never seen it before, just cuts, thanks you.

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Just go get the DVD. It's a classic look at 1950s jazz hipsters, college kids and America 1958. It's as important a visual document as Monterey Pop would be 9 years later. (And what a different world it was). Anita O'Day's performance convinced me that it's her, not Ella Fitzgerald, or Sarah Vaughan, who is the greatest female jazz singer of all time.



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Always been a favorite from the really old clips. It's even more unique since it's in color. Filled with improvisation and spontaneity. It's quite obvious he's very comfortable playing with a Jazzy bunch players.

CBII

that was Jo Jones on drums with Chuck Berry..think he was with Count Basie at the time...probably other Basie musicians with him that knew of Mr. Berry from St. Louis..