A Great Day in Harlem

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

Released September 27, 1994

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.

Runtime

1h 0m


Revenue

$527,034


Origin Country

United States


Original Language

English


Original Title

A Great Day in Harlem


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Languages

  • English

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    Castle Hill Productions

    United States

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    Flo-Bert Ltd.

    United States

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    New York Foundation for the Arts

    United States

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