A Great Day in Harlem
Chatsworth, CA : Distributed by MMV Image Entertainment, 2005.
Format: DVD
Edition: Special edition
Description: 2 videodiscs (Disc 1 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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 that day of the musicians arriving and greeting each other the morning of the shoot. Also includes conversations with musicians and archival performance footage.
Other Authors:
Bach, Jean, 1918-2013.
Seig, Matthew.
Peehl, Susan.
Jones, Quincy, 1933-
Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
Hinton, Milt.
Jones, Jonah, 1909-2000.
Castle Hill Productions.
Image Entertainment (Firm)
Bach, Jean, 1918-2013.
Seig, Matthew.
Peehl, Susan.
Jones, Quincy, 1933-
Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
Hinton, Milt.
Jones, Jonah, 1909-2000.
Castle Hill Productions.
Image Entertainment (Firm)
Subjects:
Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
Jazz musicians -- New York (State) -- New York.
Jazz -- 1951-1960 -- History and criticism.
Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
Jazz musicians -- New York (State) -- New York.
Jazz -- 1951-1960 -- History and criticism.
UPC: 014381303520
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
DVD PER ARTS Music Jazz Gre | Main (Downtown) | First Level, DVD | In |
DVD release of the 1994 motion picture, plus a second bonus disc of "almost three hours of new video profiles of all of the musicians involved in the photograph".-- Container.
Special features: "Art Kane", "Bill Charlap and Kenny Washington", "Copycat Photos" and "Stories from the making of 'A great day in Harlem'".
The Bonus disc contains an interactive program of over two hours of interviews and some new home movie footage of the musicians in Art Kane's photograph. Besides clicking on each person to see and hear biographical information and more recent interviews, there is a Musician's A - Z Index with the names of the 59 people in the photograph.
Videorecording.
Director of photography, Steve Petropoulos ; editor, Susan Peehl ; music consultant, Johnny Mandel.
Narrator, Quincy Jones.
DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono; dual layer.
Academy Award nominee for best feature length documentary, 1995.
Special features: "Art Kane", "Bill Charlap and Kenny Washington", "Copycat Photos" and "Stories from the making of 'A great day in Harlem'".
The Bonus disc contains an interactive program of over two hours of interviews and some new home movie footage of the musicians in Art Kane's photograph. Besides clicking on each person to see and hear biographical information and more recent interviews, there is a Musician's A - Z Index with the names of the 59 people in the photograph.
Videorecording.
Director of photography, Steve Petropoulos ; editor, Susan Peehl ; music consultant, Johnny Mandel.
Narrator, Quincy Jones.
DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono; dual layer.
Academy Award nominee for best feature length documentary, 1995.