Jazz day : : the Making of a Famous Photograph
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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 a captivating collection of poems, Roxane Orgill steps into the frame of Harlem 1958, 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. Francis Vallejo's vibrant, detailed, and wonderfully expressive paintings do loving justice to the larger-than-life quality of jazz musicians of the era. Includes bios of several of the fifty-seven musicians, an author's note, sources, a bibliography, and a foldout of Art Kane's famous photograph.
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PUBLISHED
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2016.
Year Published: 2016
Description: 55 pages, 1 folded leave : color illustrations, photograph ; 29 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0763669547
9780763669546
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Vallejo, Francis.
SUBJECTS
Jazz musicians -- New York -- Poetry.
Jazz -- 1951-1960 -- Poetry.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- 20th century -- Poetry.