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Pub. Date
2016.
Description
When Esquire magazine planned an issue to salute the American jazz scene in 1958, graphic designer Art Kane pitched a crazy idea: how about gathering a group of beloved jazz musicians and photographing them? He didn't own a good camera, didn't know if any musicians would show up, and insisted on setting up the shoot in front of a Harlem brownstone. Could he pull it off? In this collection of poems, Roxane Orgill steps into the frame of Harlem 1958,...
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
A great day in Harlem tells the story of Art Kane's famous 1958 group photograph of the jazz greats of the period. Includes home movie footage of the musicians arriving and greeting each other the morning of the shoot. Also includes conversations with musicians and archival performance footage.
20) Kind of blue
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
Considered by many jazz fans and critics to be one of the genre's most definitive albums. All of the tracks have a relaxed and easygoing feel. Davis' backing band includes such legends as Cannonball Adderly and Bill Evans.
"This is a remarkable album."--Downbeat.
"Hear it, if you're one of the few who haven't. This is the only jazz jaz album that sells five thousand copies a week, every week. Try to get beyond its landmark status."--New York Times...
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