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A Great Day in Harlem
Movie

A Great Day in Harlem

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

19941h

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.

Ratings

TMDB ★ 6.6 (10)

Genres

DocumentaryMusicHistory

Cast

Details

Director
Jean Bach
Released
1994-09-27
Language
English
Country
United States of America

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