Endless Summer: A beloved concert film receives an eyepopping update


Like fine wine, great film can improve with age — and that’s certainly the case for Jazz on a Summer’s Day. The 1959 documentary of the previous year’s Newport Jazz Festival, directed by Bert Stern and featuring an eclectic lineup headed by Louis Armstrong and Mahalia Jackson, received rapturous notices upon its original release. But IndieCollect’s 4K restoration,

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