One steamy summer morning in August of 1958, free-lance photographer Art Kane somehow assembled 58 giants of jazz for a photo shoot he had been hired to handle by Esquire magazine. Starting at around 10AM (a really early time of day for folks who worked late into the night!) these legends began converging on the corner of 125th Street and Lennox Avenue in Harlem.
Imagine the sight and ponder such a task! Amongst the luminaries were notable names like Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan, Lester Young, Johnny Griffin, Charlie Mingus, Coleman Hawkins, Art Blakey, Gene Krupa, Marian McPartland, Mary Lou Williams, Art Farmer, Roy Eldridge, Hank Jones, Benny Golson, Milt Hinton and Horace Silver to name a few.
Edison based BestrentNJ.com tenants at Edison Woods, Edison Woods Senior 55+, Edison Village, Blueberry Village, & Rivendell Heights, can revel in this unique documentary narrated by none other than Quincy Jones when the Metuchen Borough Public Library presents on Sunday January 29th @ 2:30pm the iconic Academy Award nominated documentary film “A Great Day In Harlem.”
The film presents a fascinating examination of the artistry, camaraderie and idiosyncrasies among a generation of enigmatic unparalleled musical geniuses and should not be missed.
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