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A Great Day in Harlem or Harlem 1958 is a black-and-white photograph of 57 jazz musicians in Harlem, New York, taken by freelance photographer Art Kane for Esquire magazine on August 12, 1958. [1] The idea for the photo came from Esquire ' s art director, Robert Benton, rather than Kane. [2]
A Great Day in Harlem is an hour-long documentary film that brings to life a remarkable moment in the history of jazz - a moment in which dozens of America's jazz legends unexpectedly gathered together for a photograph that would become emblematic of the golden age of jazz.
Nov 29, 2022 · A Great Day in Harlem 1958 is a 1958 black and white group portrait of 57 jazz musicians photographed on a street in Harlem, New York City. Art Kane, a freelance photographer working for Esquire magazine, took the picture
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Sep 2, 2022 · The Story of A Great Day In Harlem. Nick Lea. last updated March 13, 2023. Jazz Music. Arguably the most iconic photo in jazz history, the 1958 snap of 57 legendary jazz musicians on the steps of a Harlem brownstone gives a fascinating look into the late 1950s New York scene….
Sep 25, 2018 · The photograph, which appeared in Esquire’s January 1959 issue and became the focus of an Oscar-nominated documentary, “A Great Day in Harlem,” is the centerpiece of a new book published by...
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Aug 12, 2019 · Richard Havers. Photographer Art Kane took the most wonderful photograph in jazz history – remarkable for many reasons. In features 57 of the best jazz musicians and the image has come to be called...
A Great Day in Harlem: Directed by Jean Bach. With Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Buck Clayton. The documentary compiles interviews of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine.
