Commemorative booklet chronicles the 1960 Lorton Jazz Festival. The booklet includes a letter from Father Carl J. Breitfeller to Felix Grant, a brief history of the festival, photographs taken at the festival, headlines from articles about the festival and a cartoon about the festival.
Vocalist Ella Fitzgerald stands in front of bus. The circular logo on bus reads "District of Columbia Department of Corrections." Smiling bus driver and seated inmates are visible in the background.
Left to Right: Inmate, Father Carl J. Breitfeller, inmate, unidentified man, photographer, guitarist Charlie Byrd and Felix Grant (Master of Ceremonies) on stage. Father Breitfeller, organizer of Lorton Jazz Festival and Catholic Chaplain, Government of the District of Columbia, The Department of Corrections, The Reformatory Division, Lorton, Virginia, accepts an award from inmate. Inmates sitting on bleachers, and a guard tower are visible in the background. Inscribed on bass drum: "S.P. / 2nd"
Felix Grant interviews Nesuhi Ertegun, producer and record company executive who spent most of his career at Atlantic Records (the company co-founded by his brother Ahmet) and associated labels.