Jazz on TCM tonight co-hosted by Wynton Marsalis

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Real Jazz is represented by two feature-length documentaries in their TCM premieres, plus a 20-minute jazz short.

Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959), directed by Bert Stern and Aram Avakian, documents the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, with performances by jazz greats Thelonious Monk, Louis Armstrong, Gerry Mulligan, Dinah Washington, Anita O'Day and others.

Meanwhile, Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988) looks at the life of the legendary pianist/composer and features performances by Monk and his group, plus interviews with family and friends.

The short Jammin' the Blues (1944) is directed by Gjon Mili and features such noted musicians as saxophonist Lester Young, bassist George "Red" Callender, trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, and pianist Marlowe Morris.

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