
A Great Day in Harlem (1994)
6.2|27 Sept, 1994|60 min
The Story and Sounds Behind the Most Famous Photo in the History of Jazz!
6.2|27 Sept, 1994|60 min
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Art Kane, now deceased, coordinated a group photograph of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine. Just about every jazz musician at the time showed up for the photo shoot which took place in front of a brownstone near the 125th street station. The documentary compiles interviews of many of the musicians in the photograph to talk about the day of the photograph, and it shows film footage taken that day by Milt Hinton and his wife.
Language
Budget--
Revenue $527,034
English
Budget--
Revenue $527,034
Keywords
photographer
photography
jazz singer or musician
music journalist
music history
old photograph
woman director
harlem, new york city
black history
day in a life
jazz history
hidden history
memorable day
one time event
photo journalist
Casts

Quincy Jones
Self - Narrator

Dizzy Gillespie
Self

Sonny Rollins
Self
Buck Clayton
Self
Crews
Matthew Seig
Producer
Terrell Braly
Producer
Susan Peehl
Editor
Steve Petropoulos
Cinematography
Stuart Samuels
Producer
Jean Bach
Director
Jerry Stein
Sound Mixer
Backdrops & Posters

