"The Story and Sounds Behind the Most Famous Photo in the History of Jazz!"
A Great Day in Harlem

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Released September 27th, 1994, 'A Great Day in Harlem' stars Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Buck Clayton The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr, and received a user score of 59 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 8 respected users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "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." .

'A Great Day in Harlem' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on September 27th, 1994
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting January 3rd, 2006 - Buy A Great Day in Harlem DVD