A Great Day in Harlem DVD
Added 1/31/2010
A must for all jazz lovers. A once in a lifetime moment when so many jazz greats were in one place at one time for a young man to take their photograph. Narrated very well.
I saw the film at the Everyman Theatre in Hampstead London when it was first released - a great memento.
There is an additional disc with music from those artistes on the photograph.
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A Great Day in Harlem
Added 9/5/2009
I previously had "A Great Day in Harlem" in VHS. I loaned my copy to someone and they misplaced it. So I couldn't wait until I had the opportunity to purchase it again. It's in DVD and that's even better. This DVD contains nearly 30 interviews by jazz greats. It also contains home movies and rare archival performance footage. This DVD like Jumpin' and Jivin' are a must have in every jazz collector's library.
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Music lover's delight.
Added 7/28/2009
A Great Day in Harlem (Jean Bach, 1994)
Art Kane was a photographer. Not a big name in the field, just a guy who knew how to put a picture together. But one day during the Jazz Age, Art Kane became one of the most memorable photographers in history; he gathered together fifty-seven of the biggest names in jazz for a single photograph. Bach puts that photograph into perspective, using interviews with some of the surviving members, archive footage of some of them performing, and analysis of the time. It's a small project, and it feels like a small project, but it resonates in a very big way with music fans of all types; A Great Day in Harlem was nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar in 1994 (losing to the more topical Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision), and deservedly so. A treat for music fans. ****
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A don't miss movie especially for fans of jazz and the history of jazz.This movie should be in your permanent collection of DVDs
Added 1/28/2009
This movie brings to life the making of the historic photo of many of the GREATS in jazz. A must see for jazz fans!
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Worthwhile to the real jazz fan
Added 12/28/2008
If like me, you have been a lifelong jazz nut, this is a must have album.
I have the picture hanging on the wall of my Living Room and the DVD completes the set.
If jazz is not your bag, it does not have much for the average viewer.
Don Mather
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A Great Day in Harlem DVD
Added 1/31/2010
A must for all jazz lovers. A once in a lifetime moment when so many jazz greats were in one place at one time for a young man to take their photograph. Narrated very well.
I saw the film at the Everyman Theatre in Hampstead London when it was first released - a great memento.
There is an additional disc with music from those artistes on the photograph.
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A Great Day in Harlem
Added 9/5/2009
I previously had "A Great Day in Harlem" in VHS. I loaned my copy to someone and they misplaced it. So I couldn't wait until I had the opportunity to purchase it again. It's in DVD and that's even better. This DVD contains nearly 30 interviews by jazz greats. It also contains home movies and rare archival performance footage. This DVD like Jumpin' and Jivin' are a must have in every jazz collector's library.
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Music lover's delight.
Added 7/28/2009
A Great Day in Harlem (Jean Bach, 1994)
Art Kane was a photographer. Not a big name in the field, just a guy who knew how to put a picture together. But one day during the Jazz Age, Art Kane became one of the most memorable photographers in history; he gathered together fifty-seven of the biggest names in jazz for a single photograph. Bach puts that photograph into perspective, using interviews with some of the surviving members, archive footage of some of them performing, and analysis of the time. It's a small project, and it feels like a small project, but it resonates in a very big way with music fans of all types; A Great Day in Harlem was nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar in 1994 (losing to the more topical Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision), and deservedly so. A treat for music fans. ****
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