A Great Day in Harlem

1994 NR 1h 7.4

The documentary compiles interviews of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine.

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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Info about A Great Day in Harlem

Studio(s): Castle Hill Productions, Flo-Bert Ltd.

Originally Released: Sep 27, 1994

Box Office Gross: $527,034.00

Genres: Documentary, Music