A Great Day in Harlem poster

A Great Day in Harlem

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

6.6(10)19941h 0m2

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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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$527K
Language
English
  • photographer
  • photography
  • jazz singer or musician
  • music journalist
  • music history
  • old photograph
  • woman director
  • harlem, new york city
  • black history
  • day in a life
  • jazz history
  • hidden history

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Director

Jean Bach

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical27 Sept 1994

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A Great Day in Harlem was released on 27 September 1994.

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