Suggested video: Documentary “A Great Day in Harlem”

In 1958 a photographer by the name of Art Kane was hired by Esquire magazine with the intention of snapping a photo that encapsulated the “golden age of jazz” and the result has been deemed “A Great Day in Harlem”. Inspired by the photo and collection of iconic jazz musicians, filmmaker Jean Bach created the documentary “A Great Day in Harlem” which later went on to be nominated for the 1995 Academy Award for Best Documentary.
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A Great Day in Harlem part 1

A Great Day in Harlem part 2

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1. Hilton Jefferson (1903-1968)
2. Benny Golson (1929-)
3. Art Farmer (1928-2003)
4. Wilbur Ware (1923-1979)
5. Art Blakey (1919-1990)
6. Chubby Jackson (1918-2003)
7. Johnny Griffin (1928-2008)
8. Dickie Wells (1909-1985)
9. Buck Clayton (1911-1993)
10. Taft Jordan (1915-1981)
11. Zutty Singleton (1898-1975)
12. Henry “Red” Allen (1908-1967)
13. Tyree Glenn (1912-1972)
14. Miff Mole (1898-1961)
15. Sonny Greer (1903-1982)
16. J.C. Higginbotham (1906-1973)
17. Jimmy Jones (1918-1982)
18. Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
19. Jo Jones (1911-1985)
20. Gene Krupa (1909-1973)
21. Max Kaminsky (1908-1994)
22. George Wettling (1907-1968)
23. Bud Freeman (1906-1988)
24. Pee Wee Russell (1906-1969)
25. Ernie Wilkins (1922-1999)
26. Buster Bailey (1902-1967)
27. Osie Johnson (1923-1968)
28. Gigi Gryce (1927-1983)
29. Hank Jones (1918-2010)
30. Eddie Locke (1930-2009)
31. Horace Silver (1928-2014)
32. Luckey Roberts (1887-1968)
33. Maxine Sullivan (1911-1987)
34. Jimmy Rushing (1902-1972)
35. Joes Thomas (1909-1984)
36. Scoville Browne (1915-1994)
37. Stuff Smith (1909-1967)
38. Bill Crump (1919-1980s)
39. Coleman Hawkins (1904-1969)
40. Rudy Powell (1907-1976)
41. Oscar Pettiford (1922-1960)
42. Sahib Shihab (1925-1993)
43. Marian McPartland (1920-2013)
44. Sonny Rollins (1929-)
45. Lawrence Brown (1905-1988)
46. Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
47. Emmett Berry (1915-1993)
48. Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)
49. Vic Dickenson (1906-1984)
50. Milt Hinton (1910-2000)
51. Lester “Pres” Young (1909-1959)
52. Rex Stewart (1907-1972)
53. J.C. Heard (1917-1988)
54. Gerry Mulligan (1927-1995)
55. Roy Eldridge (1911-1989)
56. Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993)
57. William “Count” Basie (1904-1984)

 Source:  https://www.namm.org/library/blog/great-day-harlem-great-day-san-diego