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Title: an ageless classic
Review: I've loved this film since I first saw it in its theatrical release oh so many years ago...with the eye of an artist, Bert Stern crafted a visual masterpiece around some musical treasures, starting with the vastly underrated Jimmy Giuffre, with his trio-mates Bob Brookmeyer and Jim Hall playing "Train and the River".It has many views of Newport, its people, the audience, a regatta...it captures that era of the 50's when we liked Ike and nobody knew smoking was a bad habit.Among my favorites are Anita O'Day, Gerry Mulligan, the great "Rockin' Chair" duet between Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden, the magnificent Mahalia Jackson, and of course, Jimmy Giuffre...I think it's truly one of the best films centered around music ever made.This tape also includes a mini-documentary by Bert Stern on how he made the film.
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