Jazz day : the making of a famous photograph
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TextEdition: First editionDescription: ix, 55 pages, 1 folded leaf : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cmISBN: - 9780763669546
- 0763669547
- Jazz musicians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile poetry
- Jazz -- New York (State) -- New York -- History and criticism -- Juvenile poetry
- African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism -- Juvenile poetry
- Jazz musicians -- Poetry
- Jazz -- History and criticim -- Poetry
- African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism -- Poetry
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile poetry
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Poetry
- 781.65092 23
- 785.42
- PS3615.R45 J39 2016
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Chamberlin Free Public Library | Juvenile Nonfiction | J 811 ORG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34480000547756 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-55).
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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