Jazz day, the making of a famous photograph
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Jazz day, the making of a famous photograph
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
NRC
Main title
Jazz day
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
74
Sub title
the making of a famous photograph
Summary
In 1958, when Esquire magazine planned an issue saluting the American jazz scene, graphic designer Art Kane pitched a crazy idea: how about gathering a group of beloved jazz musicians and photographing them in front of a Harlem brownstone? He didn't own a good camera and didn't know if any of the musicians would show up-but, in the end, he pulled it off. In this captivating collection of poems, Roxane Orgill steps into that photograph, bringing to life the musicians' mischief and quirks, their memorable style, and the vivacious atmosphere of a Harlem block full of kids on a hot summer's day. Paired with those poems, Francis Vallejo's vibrant, detailed, and wonderfully expressive paintings do further justice to the larger-than-life jazz musicians from that famous photograph
Target audience
juvenile
Technique
live action
Contributor
Subject
- African Americans + Music + History and criticism -- Juvenile poetry
- African American musicians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Poetry
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile poetry
- African American musicians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile poetry
- Jazz -- New York (State) -- New York -- History and criticism -- Juvenile poetry
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Jazz -- New York (State) -- New York -- History and criticism -- Poetry
- Jazz musicians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile poetry
- Jazz musicians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Poetry
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Outgoing Resources
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- African Americans + Music + History and criticism -- Juvenile poetry
- African American musicians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Poetry
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile poetry
- African American musicians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile poetry
- Jazz -- New York (State) -- New York -- History and criticism -- Juvenile poetry
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Jazz -- New York (State) -- New York -- History and criticism -- Poetry
- Jazz musicians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile poetry
- Jazz musicians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Poetry
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- resource.animator1
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- resource.editorofmovingimagework1
- Illustrator1
- Is Part Of1
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