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A Great Day In Harlem

1994, Movie, NR, 60 mins

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One summer morning in 1958, magazine art director Art Kane invited several dozen musical friends to pose for a group photograph on a sidewalk in Harlem. Those present happened to be some of the biggest legends in American jazz: Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Marian McPartland, Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. All of them are seen in this affectionate documentary reminiscence of that famous photo shoot that mixes 8mm footage with recent interviews. Read the complete review for A Great Day In Harlem
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