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A great day in Harlem, a Jean Bach production ; co-produced by Matthew Seig ; written by Jean Bach, Susan Peehl, Matthew Seig

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A great day in Harlem, a Jean Bach production ; co-produced by Matthew Seig ; written by Jean Bach, Susan Peehl, Matthew Seig
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
A great day in Harlem
Oclc number
43459413
Responsibility statement
a Jean Bach production ; co-produced by Matthew Seig ; written by Jean Bach, Susan Peehl, Matthew Seig
Runtime
81
Summary
A great day in Harlem tells the story of Art Kane's famous 1958 group photograph of the jazz greats of the period. Includes home movie footage of that day of the musicians arriving and greeting each other the morning of the shoot. Also includes conversations with musicians and archival performance footageThe spitball story is a short film about Dizzy Gillespie's antics as a performer in Cab Calloway's band. Includes interviews with Milt Hinton, Dizzy Gillespie, and Jonah Jones, as well as archival performance footage
Table Of Contents
A great day in Harlem (60 min.) -- The spitball story / Castle Hill Productions ; a film by Jean Bach ; co-produced by Matthew Seig ; written by Jean Bach, Susan Peehl, Matthew Seig (21 min.)
Technique
live action
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