Movie

A Great Day in Harlem

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

★ 6.6(10)19941h 0m

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Good to know

Director: Jean Bach
Release date: 1994-09-27
Runtime: 1h 0m
Language: English
Box office: $527,034
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Castle Hill Productions

About A Great Day in Harlem

A Great Day in Harlem is a 1994 movie in the Documentary, Music and History genres, directed by Jean Bach, starring Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie and Sonny Rollins. It has a runtime of 1 hour 0 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.6/10 from 10 viewers. Below you can see where to watch A Great Day in Harlem in United States — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Quincy Jones

Self - Narrator

Dizzy Gillespie

Self

Sonny Rollins

Self

Buck Clayton

Self

Themes & keywords

photographerphotographyjazz singer or musicianmusic journalistmusic historyold photographwoman directorharlem, new york cityblack historyday in a lifejazz historyhidden historymemorable dayone time eventphoto journalist

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How long is A Great Day in Harlem?+

A Great Day in Harlem has a runtime of 1 hour 0 minutes (60 minutes).

Who stars in A Great Day in Harlem?+

A Great Day in Harlem stars Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins and Buck Clayton.

When did A Great Day in Harlem come out?+

A Great Day in Harlem is a 1994 movie directed by Jean Bach.

What genre is A Great Day in Harlem?+

A Great Day in Harlem is Documentary, Music and History film.

Who directed A Great Day in Harlem?+

A Great Day in Harlem was directed by Jean Bach.