Directors: Aram Avakian; Bert Stern

Writers: Albert D'Annibale; Arnold Perl

Keywords: Jazz

Documenting the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Louis Armstrong	Jazz Musician	4-Aug-1901	6-Jul-1971	Jazz trumpeter
Chuck Berry	Singer	18-Oct-1926		My Ding-A-Ling
Eric Dolphy	Jazz Musician	20-Jun-1928	29-Jun-1964	Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist
Mahalia Jackson	Singer	26-Oct-1911	27-Jan-1972	Queen of Gospel Music
Thelonious Monk	Jazz Musician	10-Oct-1917	17-Feb-1982	Influential jazz pianist and composer
Gerry Mulligan	Jazz Musician	6-Apr-1927	20-Jan-1996	Greatest jazz baritonist of all time
Anita O'Day	Singer/Songwriter	18-Oct-1919	23-Nov-2006	Feminine master of scat
Max Roach	Jazz Musician	10-Jan-1924	16-Aug-2007	Enduring jazz drummer
Jack Teagarden	Jazz Musician	20-Aug-1905	15-Jan-1964	Virtuoso trombonist and jazz bandleader
Dinah Washington	Singer	29-Aug-1924	14-Dec-1963	Queen of the Blues

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