A Great Day in Harlem (1994)

09/27/1994 (US) • 1h

Documentary, Music, History

The Story and Sounds Behind the Most Famous Photo in the History of Jazz!

Overview

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.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$527,034.00

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

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